Parity-Nonconserving Optical Rotation at 876 nm in Bismuth

Macpherson, M.J. ; Stacey, D.N. ; Baird, P.E.G. ; et al.
EPL 4 (1987) 811-816, 1987.
Inspire Record 1408819 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.70515

We have measured parity-nonconserving optical rotation in the vicinity of the M1 absorption transition at 876 nm in bismuth. The result, R = Im(E1PNC/M1) = (-10.0 ± 1.0) centerdot 10-8, is in agreement with calculations based on the standard model of the electroweak interaction. The predicted form of the PNC rotation spectrum has been verified to high accuracy.

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No description provided.


Measurement of parity non-conserving optical rotation in the 648 nm transition in atomic bismuth

Taylor, J.D. ; Baird, P.E.G. ; Hunt, R.G. ; et al.
J.Phys.B 20 (1987) 5423-5442, 1987.
Inspire Record 1393361 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.38568

Parity non-conserving (PNC) optical rotation has been measured by laser polarimetry in the 648 nm magnetic dipole transition (6p$^{3}J$=$\frac{3}{2}\rightarrow$6p$^{3}J'=\frac{5}{2}$) in atomic bismuth. The experiment involves finding the small differences in rotation between selected frequency points in the vicinity of the F = 6 $\rightarrow$ F' = 7 hyperfine component. Faraday rotation, which can be distinguished from PNC rotation by its wavelength dependence, is used in locking the laser frequency and calibrating the PNC' effect. Results obtained over a six-year period are summarised; a detailed discussion of error sources and associated tests is given. The final result for the PNC parameter of the 648 nm transition is R = (-9.3 $\pm$ 1.4)X10$^{-8}$. This is in agreement with the measurements of Birich et a/ but not with those of Barkov and Zolotorev. It is also consistent with the standard model of the electroweak interaction, but the uncertainty in the atomic theory is now the limiting factor in the comparison.

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

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


Observation of parity-violating optical rotation in atomic thallium

Wolfenden, T.D. ; Baird, P.E.G. ; Sandars, P.G.H. ;
EPL 15 (1991) 731-736, 1991.
Inspire Record 331200 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43748

Parity-violating optical rotation induced by the neutral weak-current interaction has been detected and measured for the first time in atomic thallium vapour. Accurate atomic calculations predicting the size of the rotation are available for this element; thallium also benefits from the Z3 enhancement of the effect. The magnetic-dipole transition 6p1/2-6p3/2 at 1.283 μm was excited using a single-mode semiconductor laser and the small optical rotation was measured using a sensitive polarimeter. The result, expressed in terms of the quantity R = Im E1p.v./M1, is - 12.5(19)10-8 and is consistent with recent calculations based on the standard model.

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Spin of the Tl nucleus is 1/2.


Precise Measurement of Parity Nonconserving Optical Rotation in Atomic Thallium

Edwards, N.H. ; Phipp, S.J. ; Baird, P.E.G. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 74 (1995) 2654-2657, 1995.
Inspire Record 943148 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19660

We report a new measurement of parity nonconserving (PNC) optical rotation on the 6p1/2- 6p3/2 transition in atomic thallium near 1283 nm. The result expressed in terms of the quantity R=Im{E1PNC/M1} is −(15.68±0.45)×10−8, and is consistent with current calculations based on the standard model. In addition, limits have been set on the much smaller nuclear spin-dependent rotation amplitude at RS=(0.04±0.20)×10−8; this is consistent with theoretical estimates which include a nuclear anapole contribution.

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Spin of the Tl nucleus is 1/2.


Measurement of alpha-s from energy-energy correlations at the Z0 resonance

The SLD collaboration Abe, K. ; Abt, I. ; Ash, W.W. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 50 (1994) 5580-5590, 1994.
Inspire Record 373005 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.17744

We have determined the strong coupling $\as$ from a comprehensive study of energy-energy correlations ($EEC$) and their asymmetry ($AEEC$) in hadronic decays of $Z~0$ bosons collected by the SLD experiment at SLAC. The data were compared with all four available predictions of QCD calculated up to $\Oa2$ in perturbation theory, and also with a resummed calculation matched to all four of these calculations. We find large discrepancies between $\as$ values extracted from the different $\Oa2$ calculations. We also find a large renormalization scale ambiguity in $\as$ determined from the $EEC$ using the $\Oa2$ calculations; this ambiguity is reduced in the case of the $AEEC$, and is very small when the matched calculations are used. Averaging over all calculations, and over the $EEC$ and $AEEC$ results, we obtain $\asz=0.124~{+0.003}_{-0.004} (exp.) \pm 0.009 (theory).$

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Statistical errors only.

Statistical errors only.

ALPHAS from the EEC O(ALPHAS**2) measurement.

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Search for parity noncoserving optical rotation in atomic bismuth

Baird, P.E.G ; Brimicombe, S.M. ; Hunt, R.G. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 39 (1977) 798-801, 1977.
Inspire Record 128257 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20929

We report the results of a laser experiment to search for the parity-nonconserving optical rotation in atomic bismuth. We work at wavelengths close to the 648-nm J=32 — J=52 M1 transition from the ground state. We find R=Im(E1M1)=(+2.7±4.7)×10−8, in disagreement with the theoretical value R=−30×10−8 predicted for this transition on the basis of the Weinberg-Salam model of the weak interactions combined with relativistic central-field atomic theory.

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No description provided.