Abstract
Parity nonconservation is observed in the transition in thallium. Absorption of circularly polarized 293-nm photons by atoms in an field results in polarization of the state through interference of Stark amplitudes with and parity-nonconserving amplitudes and . Detection of this polarization yields the circular dichroism , which agrees in sign and magnitude with theoretical estimates based on the Weinberg-Salam model.
- Received 20 November 1978
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.343
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