Cryogenic molecular beam source of ThO for a measurement of the electric dipole moment of the electron

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Abstract

A cryogenic beam of thorium monoxide (ThO) molecules in the metastable H state has been proposed as a system for measuring the electric dipole moment of the electron. We report our progress towards realizing a cold, high-flux molecular beam source of ThO, including production and buffer-gas cooling of ThO molecules and an experimental lower limit on the lifetime of the H state.

Authors

  • Yulia V. Gurevich

    • Harvard University

  • O. Keith Baker

    • Yale University

  • Wesley C. Campbell

    • Harvard University

  • David DeMille

    • Yale University

  • John M. Doyle

    • Harvard University

  • Gerald Gabrielse

    • Harvard University

  • Maarten A.H.M. Jansen

    • Harvard University

  • Amar C. Vutha

    • Yale University