The Neutron Electric Dipole Moment as an Indirect Frequency Method and a Direct Experimental Proposal for Proton Orientational Shadow Imaging within TMD

This work provides a qualitative analysis of the standard experimental method used to measure the neutron electric dipole moment (EDM) and demonstrates that it is fundamentally an indirect frequency-based technique. The EDM is not measured directly; instead, it is reconstructed from a very small difference between two Larmor precession frequencies obtained under opposite electric field orientations. We discuss the conceptual and systematic limitations of this approach, including its strong model dependence and the absence of any spatial or phase information about baryon structure. In contrast, within the Triadic Mesh Dynamics (TMD) framework, we introduce a direct experimental concept: proton orientational shadow imaging. This method aims to measure the spatial and phase structure of the orientational deficit surrounding a single trapped proton using a transverse laser beam, optical delay lines, and an array of superconducting detectors. The proposed experiment is technologically feasible with existing components and offers a richer and more informative dataset than traditional EDM measurements. It represents a potentially faster, cheaper, and more direct probe of baryon internal structure.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-05-30
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20467230
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Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
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The Neutron Electric Dipole Moment as an Indirect Frequency Method and a Direct Experimental Proposal for Proton Orientational Shadow Imaging within TMD

Aleš Kováč
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
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The Neutron Electric Dipole Moment as an Indirect Frequency Method and a Direct Experimental Proposal for Proton Orientational Shadow Imaging within TMD

Aleš Kováč
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Abstract

This work provides a qualitative analysis of the standard experimental method used to measure the neutron electric dipole moment (EDM) and demonstrates that it is fundamentally an indirect frequency-based technique. The EDM is not measured directly; instead, it is reconstructed from a very small difference between two Larmor precession frequencies obtained under opposite electric field orientations. We discuss the conceptual and systematic limitations of this approach, including its strong model dependence and the absence of any spatial or phase information about baryon structure. In contrast, within the Triadic Mesh Dynamics (TMD) framework, we introduce a direct experimental concept: proton orientational shadow imaging. This method aims to measure the spatial and phase structure of the orientational deficit surrounding a single trapped proton using a transverse laser beam, optical delay lines, and an array of superconducting detectors. The proposed experiment is technologically feasible with existing components and offers a richer and more informative dataset than traditional EDM measurements. It represents a potentially faster, cheaper, and more direct probe of baryon internal structure.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
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