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arxiv: physics/9811044 · v2 · submitted 1998-11-22 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Enhancement factor for the electron electric dipole moment in francium and gold atoms

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keywords atomsenhancementelectronfactordipoleelectricfranciumgold
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If electrons had an electric dipole moment (EDM) they would induce EDMs of atoms. The ratio of the atomic EDM to the electron EDM for a particular atom is called the enhancement factor, R. We calculate the enhancement factor for the francium and gold atoms, with the results 910 plus/minus 5% for Fr and 260 plus/minus 15% for Au. The large values of these enhancement factors make these atoms attractive for electron EDM measurements, and hence the search for time-reversal invariance violation.

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