title: Enhancement of the electric dipole moment of the electron in PbO.
abstract: The a(1) state of PbO can be used to measure the electric dipole moment of the electron d(e). We discuss a semiempirical model for this state, which yields an estimate of the effective electric field on the valence electrons in PbO. Our final result is a lower limit on the measurable energy shift, which is significantly larger than was anticipated earlier: 2/W(d)/d(e)>or=2.4x10(25) Hz[d(e) divided by e cm].
authors.affiliation: Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, 188300, Russia. mgk@MF1309.spb.edu
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kozlov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeMille