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。正在设计一项实验，以寻找中子电偶极矩，这是一种违反时间逆转的观测值，在描述基本粒子物理学和观察到的宇宙中物质和反物质的不对称性方面发挥着重要作用。另一个实验将测量电子-质子散射的二级效应，以解决目前质子结构数据的难题。目前正在进行冷中子实验，测量中子衰变参数和夸克之间弱相互作用的强度。该计划将为本科生提供基础物理学的研究经验，并将有助于一所大型州立大学成为一流的研究机构。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的技术劳动力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 the neutron electric dipole moment, an observable that violates the reversal of time and plays an important role in descriptions of elementary particle physics and on the observed asymmetry of matter and anti-matter in the universe. Another experiment will measure 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 neutron decay parameters and the strength of the weak interaction among quarks.The activities will produce new scientists at the Ph.D. level, will give research experience in fundamental physics to undergraduate students, 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's technical workforce and that of the society at large.