Molecular CP-violating magnetic moment

Abstract

A concept of CP-violating (T,P-odd) permanent molecular magnetic moments ${\mu }^{CP}$ is introduced. We relate the moments to the electric dipole moment of electron (eEDM) and estimate ${\mu }^{CP}$ for several diamagnetic polar molecules. The moments exhibit a steep, Z^5, scaling with the nuclear charge Z of the heavier molecular constituent. A measurement of the CP-violating magnetization of a polarized sample of heavy molecules may improve the present limit on eEDM by several orders of magnitude.

4 pages, no figures, submitted to PRA

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