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Symmetry violations in nuclear and neutron β decay

K. K. Vos, H. W. Wilschut, and R. G. E. Timmermans

K. K. Vos, H. W. Wilschut, and R. G. E. Timmermans

  • Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 87, 1483 – Published 15 December, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.87.1483

Abstract

The role of β decay as a low-energy probe of physics beyond the standard model is reviewed. Traditional searches for deviations from the standard model structure of the weak interaction in β decay are discussed in light of constraints from the Large Hadron Collider and the neutrino mass. Limits on the violation of time-reversal symmetry in β decay are compared to the strong constraints from electric dipole moments. Novel searches for Lorentz symmetry breaking in the weak interaction in β decay are also included, where the unique sensitivity of β decay to test Lorentz invariance is discussed. In the conclusion a possible road map for future β-decay experiments is presented.

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