Parity violation in atoms: neutrino-mediated long range forces and finite nuclear size

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Autores principales: Gorchtein, Mikhail, Spiesberger, Hubert
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Publicado: 2026
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author Gorchtein, Mikhail
Spiesberger, Hubert
author_facet Gorchtein, Mikhail
Spiesberger, Hubert
contents We consider neutral-current parity-violating interactions in an atom mediated by the exchange of a neutrino-antineutrino pair. We explicitly account for the nuclear finite size encoded in the nuclear form factor. Based on its general properties, we derive an effective neutrino-mediated potential and determine its properties at short and long distances. We demonstrate that, once the form factor properties are correctly accounted for, the range of such an effective potential corresponds to the nuclear radius, removing any sensitivity to shorter-distance contributions. This potential changes sign over the atom's volume, so that the correction to the effective nuclear weak charge induced by this interaction is tiny and does not alter the interpretation of atomic parity violation experiments.
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spellingShingle Parity violation in atoms: neutrino-mediated long range forces and finite nuclear size
Gorchtein, Mikhail
Spiesberger, Hubert
Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Atomic Physics
We consider neutral-current parity-violating interactions in an atom mediated by the exchange of a neutrino-antineutrino pair. We explicitly account for the nuclear finite size encoded in the nuclear form factor. Based on its general properties, we derive an effective neutrino-mediated potential and determine its properties at short and long distances. We demonstrate that, once the form factor properties are correctly accounted for, the range of such an effective potential corresponds to the nuclear radius, removing any sensitivity to shorter-distance contributions. This potential changes sign over the atom's volume, so that the correction to the effective nuclear weak charge induced by this interaction is tiny and does not alter the interpretation of atomic parity violation experiments.
title Parity violation in atoms: neutrino-mediated long range forces and finite nuclear size
topic Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17059