TY - JOUR
AU - J. Lee
AU - E. Meyer
AU - Rabin Paudel
AU - John Bohn
AU - A. Leanhardt
AB - We identify the X 3Δ1 electronic ground state of tungsten carbide (WC) as a candidate molecular system in which to search for a permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of the electron. The valence electrons in tungsten carbide experience an effective electric field of order 54 GV cm−1 when the molecule is placed in a laboratory electric field of just a few mV cm−1. Currently, a continuous tungsten carbide molecular beam is under construction. Tungsten atoms are evaporated from a resistively heated tungsten filament and are entrained in a noble gas jet containing a small fraction of methane. Tungsten carbide molecules are formed through the reaction W + CH4 → WC + 2H2.
BT - Journal of Modern Optics
DA - 2009-10
DO - 10.1080/09500340903349930
N2 - We identify the X 3Δ1 electronic ground state of tungsten carbide (WC) as a candidate molecular system in which to search for a permanent electric dipole moment (EDM) of the electron. The valence electrons in tungsten carbide experience an effective electric field of order 54 GV cm−1 when the molecule is placed in a laboratory electric field of just a few mV cm−1. Currently, a continuous tungsten carbide molecular beam is under construction. Tungsten atoms are evaporated from a resistively heated tungsten filament and are entrained in a noble gas jet containing a small fraction of methane. Tungsten carbide molecules are formed through the reaction W + CH4 → WC + 2H2.
PY - 2009
SP - 2005
EP - 2012
T2 - Journal of Modern Optics
TI - An electron electric dipole moment search in the X3 Δ1 ground state of tungsten carbide molecules
VL - 56
SN - 0950-0340
ER -