Methods, analysis, and the treatment of systematic errors for the electron electric dipole moment search in thorium monoxide
Abstract
We recently set a new limit on the electric dipole moment of the electron (eEDM) (J Baron et al and ACME collaboration 2014 Science 343 269–272), which represented an order-of-magnitude improvement on the previous limit and placed more stringent constraints on many charge-parity-violating extensions to the standard model. In this paper we discuss the measurement in detail. The experimental method and associated apparatus are described, together with the techniques used to isolate the eEDM signal. In particular, we detail the way experimental switches were used to suppress effects that can mimic the signal of interest. The methods used to search for systematic errors, and models explaining observed systematic errors, are also described. We briefly discuss possible improvements to the experiment.
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© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. Received 29 December 2016 Accepted 2 May 2017 Accepted Manuscript online 2 May 2017 Published 25 July 2017 This work was supported by the National Science Foundation.Attached Files
Published - Baron_2017_New_J._Phys._19_073029.pdf
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- Methods, Analysis, and the Treatment of Systematics for the Electron Electric Dipole Moment Limit in Thorium Monoxide
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