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Role of Chiral Two-Body Currents in Li6 Magnetic Properties in Light of a New Precision Measurement with the Relative Self-Absorption Technique
U. Friman-gayerU. Friman-gayerU. Friman-gayerJ. RohrerChristopher RomigT. BeckV. WernerJ. BirkhanDeniz SavranAchim SchwenkAchim SchwenkSebastian KönigSebastian KönigM. BergerNorbert PietrallaO. J. HernandezO. J. HernandezR. SeutinR. SeutinKarsten AlbeMarcus ScheckMarcus ScheckT. HütherJohann IsaakKai HebelerRobert RothSonia BaccaP. Riessubject
PhysicsOperator (physics)General Physics and AstronomyOrder (ring theory)State (functional analysis)01 natural sciencesAb initio quantum chemistry methodsExcited state0103 physical sciencesEffective field theoryNuclear forceAtomic physics010306 general physicsMagnetic dipoledescription
A direct measurement of the decay width of the excited ${0}_{1}^{+}$ state of $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$ using the relative self-absorption technique is reported. Our value of ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}}_{\ensuremath{\gamma},{0}_{1}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{1}_{1}^{+}}=8.17(14{)}_{\mathrm{stat}.}(11{)}_{\mathrm{syst}.}\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{eV}$ provides sufficiently low experimental uncertainties to test modern theories of nuclear forces. The corresponding transition rate is compared to the results of ab initio calculations based on chiral effective field theory that take into account contributions to the magnetic dipole operator beyond leading order. This enables a precision test of the impact of two-body currents that enter at next-to-leading order.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-12 | Physical Review Letters |