Current trends in searches for new physics using measurements of parity violation and electric dipole moments in atoms and molecules

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent experimental efforts to detect new physics through measurements of parity violation and electric dipole moments in atoms and molecules, highlighting three key research areas and their significance.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of current experimental approaches and progress in using parity violation and EDM measurements to explore physics beyond the Standard Model.

Findings

Advances in isotope chain parity non-conservation measurements

Progress in detecting nuclear anapole moments

Improved limits on atomic and molecular electric dipole moments

Abstract

We review current status of the study of parity and time invariance phenomena in atoms, nuclei and molecules. We focus on three most promising areas of research: (i) parity non-conservation in a chain of isotopes, (ii) search for nuclear anapole moments, and (iii) search for permanent electric dipole moments (EDM) of atoms and molecules which are caused by either, electron EDM or nuclear $T,P$-odd moments such as nuclear EDM and nuclear Schiff moment.