Abstract
A concept of CP-violating (,-odd) permanent molecular magnetic moments is introduced. We relate the moments to the electric dipole moment of electron (eEDM) and estimate for several diamagnetic polar molecules. The moments exhibit a steep, , scaling with the nuclear charge of the heavier molecular constituent. A measurement of the CP-violating magnetization of a polarized sample of heavy molecules may improve the present limit on eEDM by several orders of magnitude.
- Received 26 April 2005
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.72.040101
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