American Institute of Physics, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2012
DOI: 10.1063/1.3700614
Springer Verlag, Hyperfine Interactions, 1-3(214), p. 157-162
DOI: 10.1007/s10751-013-0774-0
SSP 2012, p. 157-162
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6485-9_21
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A single trapped Ra+(Z= 88) ion provides a very promising route towards a most precise measurement of Atomic Parity Violation (APV), since APV effects grow faster than Z 3. This experiment promises the best determination of the electroweak coupling constant at the lowest accessible energies. Such a measurement provides a sensitive test of the Standard Model in particle physics. At the present stage of the experiment, we focus on trapping and laser cooling stable Ba+ ions as a precursor for radioactive Ra+. Online laser .