Parity nonconservation in ytterbium ion

Journal Article · Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.84.010502· OSTI ID:22038562

Sahoo, B K ^[1]; Das, B P ^[2]

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1. Theoretical Physics Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad-380009 (India)
2. Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore-560034 (India)

We consider parity nonconservation (PNC) in singly ionized ytterbium (Yb{sup +}) arising from the neutral current weak interaction. We calculate the PNC electric dipole transition amplitude (E1{sub PNC}) and the properties associated with it using relativistic coupled-cluster theory. E1{sub PNC} for the [4f{sup 14}] {sup 2}6s{yields}[4f{sup 14}] {sup 2}5d{sub 3/2} transition in Yb{sup +} has been evaluated to within an accuracy of 5%. The improvement of this result is possible. It therefore appears that this ion is a promising candidate for testing the standard model of particle physics.

• OSTI ID: 22038562
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 84, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ACCURACY
E1-TRANSITIONS
P INVARIANCE
PNC
STANDARD MODEL
WEAK INTERACTIONS
WEAK NEUTRAL CURRENTS
YTTERBIUM IONS