Speaker
Jorg Pretz
(Rheinisch-Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE))
Description
Permanent EDMs (electric dipole moment) of fundamental particles violate both time invariance T and parity P. Assuming the CPT theorem this implies CP violation. The Standard Model predicts non-vanishing EDMs, their magnitudes, however, are expected to be unobservably small with current techniques. Hence, the discovery of a non-zero EDM would be a signal for "new physics".
As a first step towards EDM searches of charged particles in storage rings, R&D work at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY is pursued. Subsequently, a first direct EDM measurement of a charged particle will be performed at COSY, and, on a longer time scale, the design and construction of a dedicated storage ring will be carried out.
Authors
Prof.
Andreas Lehrach
(Forschungszentrum Juelich, RWTH Aachen University)
Frank Rathmann
(Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Jorg Pretz
(Rheinisch-Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE))
