Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8197053 | Physics Letters B | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A measurement of the neutrino asymmetry is presented which represents the first search for new physics using polarized radioactive atoms initially cooled and confined in a magneto-optical trap. Optical pumping and photoionization techniques are used to generate and measure, in situ, a highly spin-polarized (96.5(0.8)%) sample of the short-lived β+-emitter 37K. The angular distribution of neutrinos from this polarized decay, inferred from the daughter recoil asymmetry, is used to search for a hypothetical V+A current in the weak interaction. We find the ν asymmetry parameter to be Bν=â0.755±0.020(stat)±0.013(syst), in agreement with the standard model's purely V-A interaction.
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Authors
D. Melconian, J.A. Behr, D. Ashery, O. Aviv, P.G. Bricault, M. Dombsky, S. Fostner, A. Gorelov, S. Gu, V. Hanemaayer, K.P. Jackson, M.R. Pearson, I. Vollrath,