HEPData Search

We have searched for optical rotation near the 8757-Å magnetic-dipole absorption line in atomic bismuth vapor. The experiment is sensitive to parity nonconservation in the weak neutral-current interaction between electrons and nucleons in atoms. We find R≡Im(E1M1)=(−0.7±3.2)×10−8, which is considerably smaller than the value R=−2.5×10−7 obtained by central-field calculations for this bismuth line using the Weinberg-Salam theory of neutral currents.

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Search for Parity Nonconservation in Atomic Bismuth

Soreide, D.C. ; Roberts, D.E. ; Lindahl, E.G. ; et al.

Phys.Rev.Lett. 36 (1976) 352-355, 1976.

Inspire Record 112866 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.21089

In a search for optical rotation near the 8755-Å magnetic-dipole absorption line in atomic Bi, our first results set an upper limit F<10−6 on a parity nonconserving amplitude associated with the line. This limit improves upon earlier parity tests in atoms by three orders of magnitude. Further improvement of at least another order of magnitude appears possible by this method which should then provide an exacting test of parity conservation in the neutral weak-current interaction in atoms.

1 data table

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Pi0 and pi+ Production with Polarized Photons in the Resonance Region

Abrahamian, L.O. ; Avakian, R.O. ; Aganyants, Aleksandr O. ; et al.

EFI-136-75-YEREVAN, 1975.

Inspire Record 100164 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43767

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2 data tables

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Pi0 and pi+ Production with Polarized Photons in the Energy Range 1-GeV - 2-GeV

Abrahamian, L.O. ; Avakian, R.O. ; Aganyants, Aleksandr O. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 48 (1974) 463-466, 1974.

Inspire Record 90760 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43798

The asymmetry of π o and π + photoproduction from hydrogen has been measured. The π o -mesons were detected at 130° cms with E γ ranged from 0.9 to 1.65 GeV, and the π + -mesons at 40° cms with E γ ranged from 0.9 to 1.2 GeV. The results agree with model predictions of single pion photoproduction in the resonance region using fixed- t dispersion relations.

7 data tables

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Table 2

Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////).

Table 3

Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////).