The mission of the Topical Collaboration on Nuclear Theory for New Physics (NTNP) is to address outstanding theoretical questions related to the "targeted program of fundamental symmetries and neutrino research that opens new doors to physics beyond the Standard Model” (2015 NSAC Long Range Plan). NTNP researchers will focus on three main topics: (i) precision calculations of β decays of neutron and nuclei, which probe possible new physics in the weak charged current at levels inaccessible by high-energy colliders; (ii) calculations of Electric Dipole Moments (EDMs) of neutral diamagnetic atoms, which provide a unique window into the breaking of CP (Charge-Parity) symmetry and the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe; and (iii) precise calculations of neutrino-nucleus scattering processes, a key ingredient entering the measurement of CP-violation in neutrino oscillations at long-baseline experiments. The NTNP collaboration will provide robust predictions for these processes, with controlled theoretical uncertainties, which is a prerequisite to turn experimental measurements into discovery tools.
We are funded in part through The Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics and the Office of High Energy Physics