Precise test of electroweak theory from a new measurement of parity nonconservation in atomic thallium

Vetter, P.A. ; Meekhof, D.M. ; Majumder, P.K. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 74 (1995) 2658-2661, 1995.
Inspire Record 405007 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19649

We report a new measurement of parity nonconserving (PNC) optical rotation near the 1.28 μm, 6P1/2→6P3/2 magnetic dipole transition in thallium. We find the ratio of the PNC E1 amplitude to the M1 amplitude to be R=(−14.68±0.17)×10−8, which within the present uncertainty of atomic theory yields the thallium weak charge Qw(T205l)=−114.2±3.8 and the electroweak parameter S=−2.2±3.0. Separate measurements on the F=1 and F=0 ground-state hyperfine components of the transition yield R1−R0=(0.15±0.20)×10−8, which limits the size of nuclear spin-dependent PNC in Tl.

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Spin of the Tl nucleus is 1/2.


Measurement of total and partial photon proton cross-sections at 180-GeV center-of-mass energy

The ZEUS collaboration Derrick, M. ; Krakauer, D. ; Magill, S. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 63 (1994) 391-408, 1994.
Inspire Record 372260 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.45055

Photon proton cross sections for elastic light vector meson production, σelνp, inelastic diffractive production, σndνp, non-diffractive production, σdνp, as well as the total cross section, σtotνp, have been measured at an average υp center of mass energy of 180 GeV with the ZEUS detector at HERA. The resulting values are σelνp = 18 ± 7 μb, σdνp = 33 ± 8 μb, σndνp = 91 ± 11 μb, and σtotνp 143 ± 17 μb, where the errors include statistical and systematic errors added in quadrature.

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Errors contain both statistics and systematics.

Cross section for the elastic (ie. gamma p --> VM p) cross section.. Errors contain both statistics and systematics.

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PARITY NONCONSERVING OPTICAL ROTATION IN ATOMIC LEAD

Emmons, T.P. ; Reeves, J.M. ; Fortson, E.N. ;
Phys.Rev.Lett. 51 (1983) 2089-2092, 1983.
Inspire Record 200168 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20506

The search for parity nonconservation in heavy elements has been extended to the 1.28-μm P03→P13 magnetic dipole transition in atomic lead. The experimental result, R=Im(E1M1)=(−9.9±2.5)×10−8, agrees, within the present uncertainties in experiment and atomic theory, with the prediction, R=−13×10−8, derived from the Weinberg-Salam-Glashow theory of weak neutral-current interactions.

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WE SUM BOTH STATISTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC ERRORS TO OBTAIN A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF ALL DATA GROUPS. QUOTED ERROR INCLUDES STATISTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS.


Measurement of Parity Nonconservation in Atomic Bismuth

Hollister, J.H. ; Apperson, G.R. ; Lewis, L.L. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 46 (1981) 643-646, 1981.
Inspire Record 942914 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20642

Parity-nonconserving optical rotation has been observed and measured on the 8757-ÅA magnetic-dipole absorption line in atomic bismuth vapor. The result, R≡Im(E1M1)=(−10.4±1.7)×10−8, is of the approximate size calculated with use of the Weinberg-Salam theory of the weak neutral-current interaction with sin2θW=0.23.

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Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////NOT GIVEN).


Upper limit on parity nonconserving optical rotation in atomic bismuth

Lewis, L.L. ; Hollister, J.H. ; Soreide, D.C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 39 (1977) 795-798, 1977.
Inspire Record 128258 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20948

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.

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