| Abstract: | Permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs) violate parity and time-reversal symmetry. Within the Standard Model (SM), they require
CP violation and are many orders of magnitude below present experimental sensitivity. Many extensions of the SM predict much
larger EDMs, which are therefore an excellent probe for the existence of ‘new physics.’ So far only electrically neutral systems
were used for sensitive searches of EDMs. Several techniques, based on storing fast particles in a magnetic storage ring,
are being developed to probe charged particles for an EDM. With the introduction of these novel experimental methods, high
sensitivity for charged systems, in particular light nuclei, is within reach.
The author represents the Storage Ring EDM Collaboration. |
