Ultracold mercury-alkali molecules for electron electric dipole moment searches

Abstract

Heavy polar diatomic molecules are the leading candidates in searches for the permanent electric dipole moment of the electron (eEDM). Next-generation eEDM search experiments ideally require extremely large coherence times, in large ensembles of trapped molecules that have a high sensitivity to the eEDM. We consider a family of molecules, mercury-alkali diatomics, that can be feasibly produced from ultracold atoms. We present calculations of the effective electric fields experienced by the electron in these molecules. The combination of reasonably large effective electric fields, and a straightforward path to obtaining trapped ultracold samples, lead us to identify these molecules as favorable candidates for eEDM search experiments.

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