Deuterium spectroscopy for enhanced bounds on physics beyond the standard model

Potvliege, Robert M.; Nicolson, Adair; Jones, Matthew P. A.; Spannowsky, Michael

Abstract

We consider the impact of combining precision spectroscopic measurements made in atomic hydrogen with similar measurements made in atomic deuterium on the search for physics beyond the standard model. Specifically, we consider the wide class of models that can be described by an effective Yukawa-type interaction between the nucleus and the electron. We find that it is possible to set bounds on new light-mass bosons that are orders of magnitude more sensitive than those set using a single isotope only, provided the interaction couples differently to the deuteron and proton. Further enhancements of these bounds by an order of magnitude or more would be made possible by extending the current measurements of the isotope shift of the 1⁢𝑠1/2−2⁢𝑠1/2 transition frequency to that of a transition between the 2⁢𝑠1/2 state and a Rydberg 𝑠 state.

Citation

Potvliege, R. M., Nicolson, A., Jones, M. P. A., & Spannowsky, M. (2023). Deuterium spectroscopy for enhanced bounds on physics beyond the standard model. Physical Review A, 108(5), Article 052825. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.108.052825

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 1, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Nov 29, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-11
• Deposit Date: Jan 17, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 17, 2024
• Journal: Physical Review A
• Print ISSN: 2469-9926
• Electronic ISSN: 2469-9934
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 108
• Issue: 5
• Article Number: 052825
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.108.052825
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2148671