Neutron EDM Experiment with an Advanced Ultracold Neutron Source at TRIUMF

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Authors: Takashi Higuchi, B. Algohi, David Anthony, L. Barrón-Palos, Melanie Bradley, A. Brossard, Tung Thanh Bui, J. Chak, R. Chiba, Charles A. Davis, R. de Vries, Kay Drury
+58 more Derek Fujimoto, Ryuto Fujitani, Michael Gericke, P. Giampa, Robert Golub, T. Hepworth, Go Ichikawa, Shusaku Imajo, A. Jaison, B. Jamieson, M. Katotoka, S. Kawasaki, Masaaki Kitaguchi, W. Klassen, E. Korkmaz, E. Korobkina, M. Lavvaf, Thomas Werner Lindner, N. Lo, S. Longo, Kirk W. Madison, Y. Makida, John G. Malcolm, J. Mammei, Russell Mammei, Z. P. Mao, Chris M. Marshall, J. W. Martin, Mark McCrea, E. Miller, Meredith M. Miller, K. Mishima, T. Mohammadi, Takamasa Momose, T. Okamura, H. J. Ong, Rajiv Patni, R. Picker, Ke Qiao, W. D. Ramsay, W. Rathnakela, DA Salazar, Jun Sato, Wolfgang Schreyer, T. Shima, H. M. Shimizu, S. Sidhu, Shawn Stargardter, Phyllis Switzer, I. Tanihata, Tushar, S. Vanbergen, W. T. H. van Oers, Yutaka X. Watanabe, N. Yazdandoost, Q. Ye, A. Zahra, M. Zhao
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Abstract

The TRIUMF Ultracold Advanced Neutron (TUCAN) collaboration has been developing a high-intensity ultracold neutron (UCN) source aimed at searching for the neutron electric dipole moment (EDM) with a sensitivity goal of $10^{-27}\ e{\rm cm}$. This article reports on recent progress in commissioning of the UCN source and in the development of the neutron EDM spectrometer. In its final configuration, the accelerator-driven super-thermal UCN source will enable a neutron EDM experiment with two orders of magnitude improved statistics compared to the current best experiment. Substantial progress in 2024 allowed the collaboration to operate the complete source system, with the exception of the liquid deuterium cold moderator, resulting in the first production of UCNs. The status of the EDM spectrometer is also presented, with emphasis on UCN handling components and magnetic subsystems relevant to field control, shielding, and magnetometry.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Nuclear Physics and Applications Nuclear physics research studies

Publication details

Journal / source
CPT and Lorentz Symmetry
Pages
177–185
Publication date
13 July 2026
Language
EN