Searching for Exotic Physics in a Pin-Head Sized Storage Ring

Note: 32nd Edmonds Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Eric Cornell, Nobel Laureate, University of Colorado and JILA, Boulder

When: April 24, 2012 (Tue), 03:30PM to 04:30PM (add to my calendar)
Location: SCI 109
Hosted by: Lee Roberts, Lawrence Sulak
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This event is part of the Physics Department Colloquia Series.

Abstract: In every experiment to date, the electron appears to be essentially spherical - its north and its south poles seem exactly the same.  In the world's smallest particle physics lab, we are taking a closer look, trying to determine if it is, in fact, a little egg-shaped at the level of 10-15 femtometers.  The out-of-roundness, the electron's so-called Electric Dipole Moment, provides clues to the kinds of particles that might be discovered at monster facilities, such as the Large Hadron Collider.