Perturbative QCD Prediction of the Hyperon Electric Dipole Moment from C P -Violating Dipole Interactions
Abstract
The electric dipole moment (EDM) of baryons provides a sensitive probe of CP-violating interactions beyond the standard model. Motivated by the recent BESIII measurement on the Λ hyperon EDM [Ablikim et al., arXiv:2506.19180.], we present the first perturbative QCD analysis of the Λ EDM form factor to elucidate its origin in CP-violating quark dipole interactions. In particular, we derive a QCD factorization formula that relates the Λ EDM form factor to quark EDMs and chromoelectric dipole moments through convolutions with light-cone distribution amplitudes of Λ. These connections allow us to extract constraints on CP-violating dipole couplings from current and future hyperon EDM measurements. Our numerical analysis demonstrates that the Λ EDM exhibits unique sensitivity to the strange-quark chromoelectric dipole moment, providing complementary information to that obtained from the neutron EDM.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Volume
- 136
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 051902–051902
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN