Center for Axion and Precision Physics
Research interests:
Finding nonzero EDM (electric dipole
moment) in a fundamental particle would signal strong CP violation and
consequently it could explain matter and antimatter asymmetry in our
universe. Storage ring proton EDM (pEDM) experiment is one of the EDM
searches using storage ring aiming sensitivity level of 10-29 e·cm.
In
the pEDM experiment, polarized protons are stored in the storage ring
and slowly extracted (for 1000 s) and scattered on a carbon target.
Through the interaction between polarized protons and unpolarized carbon
nuclei, protons experience asymmetrical force due to the spin-orbit
interaction with the nucleus electric field. The asymmetry of the proton
scattering can be measured by using a pair of detectors.
The
detectors are the essential part of the polarimeter system. I’m working
on prototype polarimeter detector development. This work includes
GEM-based polarimeter detector development, Monte Carlo simulation of
polarimeter system, systematic error study etc.