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Parity and time reversal violating nuclear polarizability

V. V. Flambaum, J. S. M. Ginges, G. Mititelu

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/0010100

Abstract

We propose a nuclear mechanism which can induce an atomic electric dipole moment (EDM). Parity and time reversal violating (P,T-odd) nuclear forces generate a mixed P,T-odd nuclear polarizability betaik (defined by an energy shift U = -betaik EiHk, E is electric field and H magnetic field). The interaction of atomic electrons with betaik produces an atomic EDM. We performed an analytical calculation of the P,T-odd nuclear polarizability and estimated the value for the induced atomic EDM. The measurements of atomic EDMs can provide information about P,T-odd nuclear forces and test models of CP-violation.

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