Measured E1 decay rates yield intrinsic dipole moments, Schiff moments, and octupole deformation parameters for pear-shaped nuclei, with lab-frame enhancements up to three orders of magnitude over single-particle estimates.
EuCl$_3\cdot 6$H$_2$O as the solid-state platform for searches for new P,T-odd physics
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Condensed matter systems offer the opportunity to maximize the number of spins, probed in magnetic resonance experiments that search for physics beyond the standard model. EuCl$_3\cdot 6$H$_2$O is a promising solid-state platform for such searches. The narrow inhomogeneous linewidth of the Eu optical $^7\hspace{-0.1em}F_0 \leftrightarrow\,^5\hspace{-0.1em}D_0$ transition in this material opens the opportunity to optically pump the $^{153}$Eu nuclear spin ensemble into a single hyperfine sublevel. The closely-spaced opposite-parity nuclear energy levels, and the low-energy collective octupole mode, or a possible static octupole deformation, enhance the $^{153}$Eu nuclear Schiff moment. The optimistic estimate of the effective electric field is $E^*=10\,$MV/cm. With this estimate, the CASPEr-electric search for the gluon interaction of axion dark matter can reach QCD axion sensitivity with a 3~cm sample.
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Enhanced nuclear Schiff and electric dipole moments in nuclei with an octupole deformation
Measured E1 decay rates yield intrinsic dipole moments, Schiff moments, and octupole deformation parameters for pear-shaped nuclei, with lab-frame enhancements up to three orders of magnitude over single-particle estimates.