Permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs) of fundamental particles provide powerful probes for physics beyond the Standard Model. We propose to search for the EDM of strange and charm baryons at LHC, extending the ongoing experimental program on the neutron, muon, atoms, molecules and light nuclei. The EDM of strange Λ baryons, selected from weak decays of charm baryons produced in pp collisions at LHC, can be determined by studying the spin precession in the magnetic field of the detector tracking system. A test of CPT symmetry can be performed by measuring the magnetic dipole moment of Λ and Λ¯ baryons. For short-lived Λc+ and Ξc+ baryons, to be produced in a fixed-target experiment using the 7 TeV LHC beam and channeled in a bent crystal, the spin precession is induced by the intense electromagnetic field between crystal atomic planes. The experimental layout based on the LHCb detector and the expected sensitivities in the coming years are discussed.
On the search for the electric dipole moment of strange and charm baryons at LHC / F.J. Botella, L.M. Garcia Martin, D. Marangotto, F. Martinez Vidal, A. Merli, N. Neri, A. Oyanguren, J. Ruiz Vidal. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - 77:3(2017 Mar 22).
Titolo: | On the search for the electric dipole moment of strange and charm baryons at LHC |
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Parole Chiave: | Engineering (miscellaneous); Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale Settore FIS/04 - Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare |
Data di pubblicazione: | 22-mar-2017 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4679-y |
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