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Atomic parity nonconservation, neutron radii, and effective field theories of nuclei
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Accurately calibrated effective field theories are used to compute atomic parity nonconserving (APNC) observables. Although accurately calibrated, these effective field theories predict a large spread in the neutron skin of heavy nuclei. Whereas the neutron skin is strongly correlated to numerous physical observables, in this contribution we focus on its impact on new physics through APNC observables. The addition of an isoscalar-isovector coupling constant to the effective Lagrangian generates a wide range of values for the neutron skin of heavy nuclei without compromising the success of the model in reproducing well-constrained nuclear observables. Earlier studies have suggested that the use of isotopic ratios of APNC observables may eliminate their sensitivity to atomic structure. This leaves nuclear structure uncertainties as the main impediment for identifying physics beyond the standard model. We establish that uncertainties in the neutron skin of heavy nuclei are at present too large to measure isotopic ratios to better than the 0.1% accuracy required to test the standard model. However, we argue that such uncertainties will be significantly reduced by the upcoming measurement of the neutron radius in 208^Pb at the Jefferson Laboratory.
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SIL, Tapas, CENTELLES AIXALÀ, Mario, VIÑAS GAUSÍ, Xavier, PIEKAREWICZ, J.. Atomic parity nonconservation, neutron radii, and effective field theories of nuclei. _Physical Review C_. 2005. Vol. 71, núm. 5, pàgs. 045502-1-045502-13. [consulta: 24 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0556-2813. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/11011]