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| author | Anholm, Melissa Behr, J. A. Melconian, D. G. Gwinner, G. Gorelov, A. McNeil, J. C. Fenker, B. Behling, S. |
| author_facet | Anholm, Melissa Behr, J. A. Melconian, D. G. Gwinner, G. Gorelov, A. McNeil, J. C. Fenker, B. Behling, S. |
| contents | By extending our analysis and simulations of our $^{37}$K $β$-decay data set to allow the $β$ asymmetry with respect to nuclear spin to vary with $β$ energy $E_β$, we have gained sensitivity to new physics that depends on a helicity factor for the $β$, $m_β/E_β$.
In particular, we constrain Lorentz scalar and tensor quark-lepton interaction strengths at a sensitivity complementary to the similar Fierz interference term in neutron $β$ decay.
Our result for that new physics is a Fierz interference term $b$ = 0.033 $\pm$ 0.084 (stat) $\pm$ 0.039 (syst),
consistent with the standard model electroweak interaction value $b=0$. We consider presently achieved complementarity to $β$-decay and particle physics experiments, along with projectable technical improvements to our method. |
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| spellingShingle | $A_β[E_β]$ in $^{37}$K decay: new physics with opposite $β$ helicity Anholm, Melissa Behr, J. A. Melconian, D. G. Gwinner, G. Gorelov, A. McNeil, J. C. Fenker, B. Behling, S. Nuclear Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory By extending our analysis and simulations of our $^{37}$K $β$-decay data set to allow the $β$ asymmetry with respect to nuclear spin to vary with $β$ energy $E_β$, we have gained sensitivity to new physics that depends on a helicity factor for the $β$, $m_β/E_β$. In particular, we constrain Lorentz scalar and tensor quark-lepton interaction strengths at a sensitivity complementary to the similar Fierz interference term in neutron $β$ decay. Our result for that new physics is a Fierz interference term $b$ = 0.033 $\pm$ 0.084 (stat) $\pm$ 0.039 (syst), consistent with the standard model electroweak interaction value $b=0$. We consider presently achieved complementarity to $β$-decay and particle physics experiments, along with projectable technical improvements to our method. |
| title | $A_β[E_β]$ in $^{37}$K decay: new physics with opposite $β$ helicity |
| topic | Nuclear Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11502 |