Precise Measurement of the $Λ$ Electric Dipole Moment through the Entangled Strange Baryon-Antibaryon System
The dominance of matter over antimatter in the universe has consistently driven the pursuit of new physics beyond the Standard Model that violates charge-parity symmetry. Unlike the well-constrained electrons and neutrons, strange baryons (hyperons) remain a largely unexplored territory, in which interactions between hyperons and particles from new physics could induce a non-trivial electric dipole moment (EDM). However, direct measurements of hyperon EDMs through spin precession are highly challenging due to their short lifetimes. In this paper, we present a novel method to extract the EDM of the lightest hyperon, $Λ$, using the entangled $Λ$$\overlineΛ$ system. Our result is consistent with zero, achieving a three-order-of-magnitude improvement over the previous upper limit established in the 1980s with comparable statistics, providing stringent constraints on potential new physics.
Publication Details
- Journal
- ArXiv.org
- Published
- 2025-06-23
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
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- 0.00