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Search for the neutron EDM at the high intensity ultracold neutron source at PSI with an upgraded high sensitivity spectrometer - Follow-up application II.
English title
Search for the neutron EDM at the high intensity ultracold neutron source at PSI with an upgraded high sensitivity spectrometer - Follow-up application II.
Applicant
Zsigmond Geza
Number
157079
Funding scheme
Project funding
Research institution
Paul Scherrer Institut
Institution of higher education
Paul Scherrer Institute - PSI
Main discipline
Particle Physics
Start/End
01.10.2014 - 31.07.2017
Approved amount
214'357.00
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Keywords (3)
ultracold neutrons; high resolution magnetometry; neutron electric dipole moment
Lay Summary (German)
Lead
Verbesserte Sensitivität zu erreichen in der Messung des elektrischen Dipolmomentes des Neutrons wird als hohe Priorität von der Teilchenphysikergemeinschaft gesehen
Lay summary
Messungen des elektrischen Dipolmomentes des Neutrons (nEDM) mit Sensitivität besser als 10 ^ -26 ecm werden als Top-Priorität in der Teilchenphysik betrachtet. Messungen unterhalb der derzeit besten Obergrenze, erreicht durch die RAL-Sussex-ILL-Grenoble Kollaboration, könnten Informationen über neue Quellen für die Verletzung der Ladungsparitäts-Symmetrie (kurz: CP) , für lange Zeit als grundlegende Symmetrie der Natur gesehen. Darüber hinaus könnten sie Hinweise auf Phänomene geben, die nicht durch das Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik erklärt werden können. Eine verbesserte nEDM Messung wäre sehr aktuell und komplementär zu direkten Suchen nach neuer Physik am Large Hadron Collider. Ein neues nEDM-Experiment wird bessere Neutronen-Statistik benötigen, und die Ultrakalte Neutronen (UCN)-Quelle am Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) wurde entwickelt, um diese Bedingung zu erfüllen. Eine verbesserte Kontrolle der systematischen Effekte, die die Messung beeinflussen, ist auch notwendig, vor allem bezogen auf das Magnetfeld, eine Aufgabe die am PSI mit neuen Entwicklungen in der Magnetometrie angesprochen wird. Ein Ziel dieses Antrags ist die Analyse der nEDM Daten durchzuführen, die zu einem Faktor fünf Verbesserung der Sensitivität gegenüber dem derzeitigen besten Ergebnis führen sollte. Zusätzlich installieren wir eine neue laser-basierte Ausleselichtquelle für den Quecksilber Co-Magnetometer, um einige systematische Fehlerquellen auf dem nEDM zu verringern.
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Last update: 07.10.2014
Responsible applicant and co-applicants
Name
Institute
Zsigmond Geza
Labor für Teilchenphysik Paul Scherrer Institut
Lauss Bernhard
Paul Scherrer Institut
Kirch Klaus
Paul Scherrer Institut
Employees
Name
Institute
Komposch Sybille
Collaboration
Group / person
Country
Types of collaboration
CSNSM, Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie deMasse, Orsay
France (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Exchange of personnel
Gutenberg Universität, Mainz
Germany (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel
PTB, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin
Germany (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel
ETHZ, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Switzerland (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Exchange of personnel
FRAP, Université de Fribourg, Fribourg
Switzerland (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel
KUL, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven
Belgium (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel
JUC, Jagellonian University, Cracow
Poland (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel
JINR, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna
Russia (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
LPC, Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Caen
France (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel
LPSC, Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, Grenoble
France (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel
HNI, Henryk Niedwodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN
Poland (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Exchange of personnel
Scientific events
Active participation
Title
Type of contribution
Title of article or contribution
Date
Place
Persons involved
PSI/LTP Seminar
Individual talk
The laser-based Hg magnetometer for the nEDM experiment
12.06.2017
PSI, Switzerland
Komposch Sybille
;
Physics of fundamental Symmetries and Interactions
Poster
News on the laser based mercury magnetometer for the nEDM experiment at PSI
16.10.2016
PSI, Switzerland
Komposch Sybille
;
Swiss Physical Society Annual Meeting
Poster
nEDM experiment at PSI
23.08.2016
Lugano, Switzerland
Komposch Sybille
;
Challenges of the world-wide experimental search for the electric dipole moment of the neutron
Poster
A Laser based mercury magnetometer for the nEDM
02.11.2014
Ascona, Switzerland
Komposch Sybille
;
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01.10.2012
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Project funding
Abstract
Searches for a permanent neutron Electric Dipole Moment (nEDM) with sensitivities better than 10^-26 e·cm are regarded top priority by the particle physics community, since they could reveal new sources of CP violation as predicted by theoretical models beyond the Standard Model (see e.g. [Rai08], [Dub11]). The goal of our international collaboration currently involving 14 European research institutes and universities is to reach until end of 2016 (end of this requested funding period) a cumulative sensitivity better than 10^-26 e·cm with the present apparatus. The new laser-based 199Hg co-magnetometer proposed in this follow-up application will allow for a significant improvement of the nEDM sensitivity and the reduction of several systematic effects.Here we ask for continuation of funding of a PhD position and a postdoc position for two years. Both will be members of the PSI UCN-Physics group and key figures to the timely realization of the project. The postdoc will have the main task to perform nEDM data analysis and coordinate one of the two independent analysis teams of the collaboration, the one centered at PSI where the nEDM experiment is located. The task of the postdoc will be to contribute substantially to the necessary software design and coding and coordinate the development of analysis algorithms for expert systems. He/she will be the central person to design fitting algorithms to combine the data to one nEDM value including all available information. The PhD student will continue her work on the development, implementation and characterization of a laser-based 199Hg co-magnetometer aiming at improved sensitivity and the reduction of important systematic effects in the nEDM measurement. In addition to the main task, the PhD student will participate in nEDM data taking and analysis. The academic supervisor for the PhD student will be Prof. Dr. Klaus Kirch, ETH Zürich.
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