Electromagnetic dipole moments of charged baryons with bent crystals at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper proposes measuring the electric and magnetic dipole moments of charged baryons at the LHC by utilizing spin precession in bent crystals, offering a novel experimental approach.

Contribution

It introduces a new method using crystal channeling and spin precession to measure baryon dipole moments at the LHC, with feasibility and sensitivity analyses.

Findings

Feasibility of measuring baryon dipole moments at LHC.

Expected sensitivities for the proposed measurements.

Detailed studies on crystal channeling and spin precession phenomena.

Abstract

We propose a unique program of measurements of electric and magnetic dipole moments of charm, beauty and strange charged baryons at the LHC, based on the phenomenon of spin precession of channeled particles in bent crystals. Studies of crystal channeling and spin precession of positively- and negatively-charged particles are presented, along with feasibility studies and expected sensitivities for the proposed experiment using a layout based on the LHCb detector.