Several critical refinements are identified and proposed in connection with a very precise test of time reversal invariance using nuclear spin resonance in the thallium fluoride molecule. These improvements will increase the sensitivity of the measurement by an order of magnitude, which will bring it to almost three orders better accuracy than previous measurements. At this level the measurements will reveal, for the first time, an example of T asymmetry; or they will introduce a new constraint on possible theories.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Physics (PHY)
Application #
8922223
Program Officer
John Weiner
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1990-03-01
Budget End
1993-08-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1989
Total Cost
$502,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Yale University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
New Haven
State
CT
Country
United States
Zip Code
06520