Friday, April 11, 2003, 16:00
WHGA Auditorium
Dr. H. Wilschut, KVI Groningen
Abstract:
The KVI is building a facility to produce and trap radioactive isotopes.
In particular, optical atomic traps will be used to hold and collect a
sample of short-lived radioactive isotopes. Also the nuclear spin can be
manipulated. In such a setup the momentum of the recoiling daughter
nuclei can be accurately measured. This allows one to obtain precise
beta-neutrino correlations for tests of the Standard Model. Using
radioactive nuclei also allows atomic measurements, such as searches for
an electric dipole moment, to be extended to radioactive nuclei. This
can provide more senstive tests of the Standard Model than stable
isotopes.
The relevance of these tests will be discussed in the context of other
approaches. Some experimental details and the present status of the
TRImP facility will be described.