Thursday, December 14, 2023, 16:00
WHGA Auditorium
Steven Hoekstra, University of Groningen
Abstract:
Precision measurements on molecular quantum systems have developed into
a powerful way to explore new physics. Such measurements are currently
the most sensitive way to probe an effective asymmetry in the charge
distribution of the electron - its electric dipole moment. Through a
measurement of this property, limits can be set on possible extensions
of the Standard model of particle physics. In this colloquium we will
present the context, methods and latest developments in this field where
the precision techniques of atomic physics are used to probe the
frontiers of particle physics.