Anomaly-induced Quadrupole Moment of the Neutron in Magnetic Field

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2011-04-06

arxiv.org/abs/1104.0998v2

Phys.Rev.D84:037503,2011

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

2 pages; extended version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.84.037503

The neutrons cannot possess a quadrupole moment in the vacuum. Nevertheless, we show that in the presence of an external magnetic field the neutrons acquire a new type of quadrupole moment $Q^{ij}= \chi\,\sigma^i B^j$ involving the components of spin and magnetic field. This "chiral magnetic" quadrupole moment arises from the interplay of the chiral anomaly and the magnetic field; we estimate its value for the neutron in the static limit, and find $\chi \simeq 1.35\cdot10^{-2}\,{\rm fm}^4$. The detection of the quadrupole moment of the neutron would provide a novel test of the role of the chiral anomaly in low-energy QCD and can be possible in the presence of both magnetic and inhomogeneous electric fields. The quadrupole moment of the neutron may affect e.g. the properties of neutron stars and magnetars.

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