kifit, a new fit framework, combines isotope shift data from multiple elements into global constraints on new boson couplings to electrons and neutrons.
Probing new light force-mediators by isotope shift spectroscopy
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In this Letter we explore the potential of probing new light force-carriers, with spin-independent couplings to the electron and the neutron, using precision isotope shift spectroscopy. We develop a formalism to interpret linear King plots as bounds on new physics with minimal theory inputs. We focus only on bounding the new physics contributions that can be calculated independently of the Standard Model nuclear effects. We apply our method to existing Ca+ data and project its sensitivity to possibly existing new bosons using narrow transitions in other atoms and ions (specifically, Sr and Yb). Future measurements are expected to improve the relative precision by five orders of magnitude, and can potentially lead to an unprecedented sensitivity for bosons within the 10 keV to 10 MeV mass range.
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Towards a Global Search for New Physics with Isotope Shifts
kifit, a new fit framework, combines isotope shift data from multiple elements into global constraints on new boson couplings to electrons and neutrons.