Tests of CP and CPT symmetry with positronium
- ICEPP, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
The 3{gamma} decay of spin-aligned triplet positronium can be used to test CP (C = charge conjugation, and P = parity operation) invariance in the lepton sector. The angular correlation (s-circumflex {center_dot}k-circumflex {sub 1})(s-circumflex {center_dot}k-circumflex {sub 1}xk-circumflex {sub 2}) is used for this test, where s is the positronium spin and |k{sub 1}|>|k{sub 2}|>|k{sub 3}| are the {gamma} momenta.We designed a new detector to test this symmetry at the 10{sup -3} level. This detector consists of a magnet, a {beta}{sup +} tagging and o-Ps creation system, {gamma}-ray detectors, and a turntable. The detector construction is almost finished and data acquisition will begin in this spring.With a similar detector, the CPT (T = time reversal) symmetry can be also tested. In this case, the angular correlation (s-circumflex {center_dot}k-circumflex {sub 1}xk-circumflex {sub 2}) is used. This test will be started after the CP test is finished.
- OSTI ID:
- 21152357
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1037, Issue 1; Conference: Workshop on cold antimatter plasmas and application to fundamental physics, Okinawa (Japan), 20-22 Feb 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2977856; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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