Manipulation of Ultracold Radium Atoms for a Nuclear EDM Measurement

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Abstract

We describe recent progress towards measurement of the nuclear electric dipole moment (EDM) of radium. Neutral ultracold radium is loaded from a magneto-optic trap into an optical dipole trap (ODT), which is mechanically translated to move the radium into the science region. Here the atoms are observed and transferred into a second ODT suitable for EDM measurements. Short and long term prospects for upcoming permanent EDM measurements are discussed. Research supported by DOE, Office of Nuclear Physics, under contract DE-AC02-06CH11357.

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Authors

  • M.R. Dietrich

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Argonne National Lab

  • K. Bailey

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Physics Div, Argonne National Lab
    • Argonne National Lab, Illinois 60439, USA
    • Argonne National Lab

  • J.P. Greene

    • Argonne National Lab

  • R.J. Holt

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Argonne National Lab

  • M. Kalita

    • University of Kentucky

  • W. Korsch

    • University of Kentucky

  • Zheng-Tian Lu

    • Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory; The Department of Physics and Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago
    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Physics Div, Argonne National Lab, Univ of Chicago
    • Argonne National Lab, Illinois 60439, USA

  • P. Mueller

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Physics Div, Argonne National Lab
    • Argonne National Lab, Illinois 60439, USA
    • Argonne National Lab

  • R.H. Parker

    • University of Chicago

  • J. Singh

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Argonne National Lab

  • I.A. Sulai

    • University of Chicago

  • T.P. O'Connor

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Physics Div, Argonne National Lab
    • Argonne National Lab, Illinois 60439, USA
    • Argonne National Lab