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Parity-Violating Moeller Scattering

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3293894· OSTI ID:21325716
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 (United States)
Precision measurements of electroweak observables at Q{sup 2}<<M{sub Z}{sup 2} complement high energy collider experiments in order to comprehensively search for new dynamics at the TeV scale. Parity-violating electron scattering is one promising technique that has demonstrated the potential to achieve sufficient precision, and which has unique sensitivity to TeV scale dynamics. In particular, we discuss parity-violating electron-electron (Moeller scattering). After reviewing the completed SLAC E158 experiment, we discuss a new project to improve on the SLAC measurement by a factor of 5 using the upgraded 12 GeV beam at Jefferson Laboratory, allowing a measurement of the weak mixing angle sin {sup 2}{theta}{sub W} with comparable precision to the single best measurement at e{sup +}e{sup -} colliders, and thus accessing the contact interaction scale {lambda}{sub ee}{approx}25 TeV.
OSTI ID:
21325716
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1182; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English