Enhancement factor for the electron electric dipole moment in francium and gold atoms
Enhancement factor for the electron electric dipole moment in francium and gold atoms
If electrons had an electric dipole moment (EDM) they would induce EDM's of atoms. The ratio of the atomic EDM to the electron EDM for a particular atom is called the enhancement factor R. We calculate the enhancement factor for the francium and gold atoms, with the results $910\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}\ensuremath{\sim}5%$ for …