Speaker
Andrey Surzhykov
(University of Heidelberg)
Description
A. Surzhykov (1,2), A. Artemyev (1,2), S. Fritzsche (2,3), and Th. Stoehlker (1,2,4)
(1) Physics Institute, University of Heidelberg, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
(2) Atomic physics division, GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
(3) Department of Physics, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland
(4) Helmholtz-Institut Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
In our presentation we will review the recent proposals for the production of the polarized ion
beams and the methods for measuring of their polarization. Special emphasis will be placed on
the application of atomic physics techniques. In particular, we will show how the charge transfer
processes, occurring in storage rings, may serve as very sensitive probes of the heavy-ion spin
polarization [1,2]. Besides the discussion of the operation and diagnostics of polarized beams,
we shall stress their importance for the studies on fundamental symmetries in both atomic and
nuclear physics. In this line, we recall the application of (polarized) highly-charged ions for
for investigating parity nonconservation effects, the existence of a permanent electric
dipole moment, or for testing the Standard Model [3].
References:
[1] A. Surzhykov, S. Fritzsche, Th. Stoehlker, and S. Tashenov, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 203202 (2005).
[2] A. Surzhykov, A. Artemyev, V. Yerokhin, Phys. Rev. A 83, 062710 (2011).
[3] L. Labzowsky and A. Prozorov, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 72, 012010 (2007).
Primary author
Andrey Surzhykov
(University of Heidelberg)
