Photon-spin-dependent contribution to the P, T-odd Faraday rotation effect for atoms. (23rd March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chekhovskoi, S D; Chubukov, D V; Skripnikov, L V; Petrov, A N; Labzowsky, L N
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 54:Number 5(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-03-23
• Subjects: electric dipole moment -- optical rotation -- P, T-odd Faraday effect -- photon-spin-dependent contribution; Atoms -- Periodicals; Molecules -- Periodicals; Optics -- Periodicals; Nuclear physics -- Periodicals; 539.6
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/abe0a6
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-4075

Abstract

Abstract: The photon-spin-dependent (PS) contribution to the ordinary Faraday effect—optical rotation in an external magnetic field H ⃗ is well known. This contribution is proportional to factor ( s ⃗ p h ⋅ H ⃗ ) where s ⃗ p h is the photon spin. Recently a P, T -odd Faraday effect—optical rotation in an external electric field E ⃗ —was discussed as a promising tool for observation of the electron electric dipole moment in the intra-cavity absorption spectroscopy. In the present paper, we introduce the PS contribution to the P, T -odd Faraday rotation effect. This contribution is proportional to ( s ⃗ p h ⋅ E ⃗ ) and has to be taken into account in the calculations of the P, T -odd Faraday effect.