Fundamental Research in Nuclear Physics

该研究计划以解决核物理基本问题的实验为中心。目前正在设计一个实验，以寻找中子的非零电偶极矩，其可能存在的根本利益，并将显着挑战基本粒子物理学标准模型的理论扩展。另一个实验正在分析测量电子质子散射的二级效应，以解决目前质子结构数据的难题。还有一些正在进行的实验，用冷中子测量夸克之间弱相互作用的强度，然后对控制中子衰变的参数进行精确的新测量，这对我们理解核物理和天体物理都有重要影响。 拟议的活动将产生新的科学家在博士学位。该计划将为本科生提供基础物理学的研究经验，将继续在该领域建立伙伴关系，以开发新的探测器技术，并将为一所大型州立大学成为一流的研究机构做出贡献。提高妇女和少数民族的职业地位是这一进程的一个组成部分。此外，对最先进设备的需求利用了ASU的研究支持服务和整个社会的技术劳动力。

This research program is centered on experiments addressing fundamental issues of nuclear physics. An experiment is being designed to search for a non-zero electric dipole moment of the neutron, whose possible existence is of fundamental interest and would significantly challenge the theoretical extensions of the Standard Model of elementary particle physics. Another experiment under analysis measured second order effects in electron-proton scattering to address a present puzzle on the proton structure data. And there are on-going experiments with cold neutrons measuring the strength of the weak interaction among quarks to be followed by precise new measurements of the parameters governing the neutron decay, which can have an important impact on our understanding of both nuclear physics and astrophysics. The proposed activities will produce new scientists at the Ph.D. level, will give research experience in fundamental physics to undergraduate students, will continue to produce partnerships within the field to develop new detector technologies, and will contribute to the ascent of a large state university as a premier research institution. The advancement of the careers of women and ethnic minorities is an integral part of this process. Furthermore, the demand for state-of-the-art equipment utilizes the ASU research support services and the technical workforce of the society at large.