Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Winnipeg
$200,000.00
Fundamental Symmetries in Subatomic Physics
EF 2017-18
Résumé
I am the leader of an international collaboration of physicists seeking to measure a fundamental property of neutrons: the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM). If the nEDM is non-zero, it would signify a violation of a symmetry of nature: time-reversal symmetry (T). A small amount of T-violation is already present in the standard model of particle physics, but new sources of violation are believed to be necessary in order to explain the predominance of matter over antimatter in the universe. The nEDM search is therefore one of the highest science priority experiments in the field of neutron physics.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Manitoba, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
1000227745-2011
Name nom
Martin, Jeffery
Department département
Department of Physics/Faculty of Science
Organization id
21
Institution établissement
University of Winnipeg
Province en
Manitoba
Province fr
Manitoba
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
3100
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Physics
Research subject fr
Physique
Partie
0
Application title
Fundamental Symmetries in Subatomic Physics
Keyword
CRC
Application summary
I am the leader of an international collaboration of physicists seeking to measure a fundamental property of neutrons: the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM). If the nEDM is non-zero, it would signify a violation of a symmetry of nature: time-reversal symmetry (T). A small amount of T-violation is already present in the standard model of particle physics, but new sources of violation are believed to be necessary in order to explain the predominance of matter over antimatter in the universe. The nEDM search is therefore one of the highest science priority experiments in the field of neutron physics.
