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Search for a parity-violating long-range spin-dependent interaction

  • Xing Heng
  • , Zitong Xu
  • , Xiaofei Huang
  • , Dinghui Gong
  • , Guoqing Tian
  • , Wei Ji
  • , Jiancheng Fang
  • , Dmitry Budker
  • , Kai Wei*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Institute of Large-scale Scientific Facility
  • Beihang University
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • Peking University
  • Hefei National Laboratory
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
  • Department of Physics
  • University of California at Berkeley
  • National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure

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Abstract

High-sensitivity quantum sensors are a promising tool for experimental searches for beyond-Standard-Model interactions. Here, we demonstrate an atomic comagnetometer operating under a resonantly-coupled hybrid spin-resonance (HSR) regime to probe P-odd, T-even interactions. The HSR regime enables robust nuclear-electron spin coupling, enhancing measurement bandwidth and stability without compromising the high sensitivity of spin-exchange relaxation-free magnetometers. To minimize vibration-related noise from velocity-modulated sources, we implement a multistage vibration isolation system, achieving a vibration-related noise reduction exceeding 700-fold. We establish new constraints on vector-boson-mediated parity-violating interactions, improving experimental sensitivity by three orders of magnitude compared to previous limits. The new constraints complement existing astrophysical and laboratory studies of potential extensions to the Standard Model.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere2512538122
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume122
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Oct 2025

Keywords

  • atomic comagnetometer
  • beyond-Standard-Model interactions
  • hybrid spin-resonance
  • parity violation

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