Candidate molecules for next-generation searches of hadronic charge-parity violation
Résumé
We systematically study a set of strongly polar heteronuclear diatomic molecules composed of laser-coolable atoms for their suitability as sensitive probes of new charge-parity violation in the hadron sector of matter. Using relativistic general-excitation-rank configuration-interaction theory we single out the molecule francium-silver (FrAg) as the most promising system in this set and calculate its nuclear Schiff-moment interaction constant to WFrAgSM(Fr)=30168±2504a.u. for the target nucleus Fr. Our work includes the development of system-tailored atomic Gaussian basis sets for the target atom in each respective molecule.