May 29, 2018 to June 3, 2018
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center
US/Pacific timezone

Overview of Nuclear Beta Decay Tests of Fundamental Symmetries

May 31, 2018, 5:50 PM
20m
North Foyer | Kachina Room (Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center)

North Foyer | Kachina Room

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center

44600 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, CA 92210, USA

Speaker

Alejandro Garcia (University of Washington)

Description

We will present an overview on the present status and outlook of experiments using nuclear beta decays to search for new physics. At the low-momentum transfers associated with nuclear beta decays, phenomena associated with new physics at high-energy scales can show up as right-handed or chirality-flipping (tensor or scalar) currents, all absent in the Standard Model. We will describe ongoing experimental efforts, future perspectives in the field, and the needs from nuclear structure theory to carry out the program.
E-mail [email protected]
Funding source DOE

Primary author

Alejandro Garcia (University of Washington)

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