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Parity violation in electron scattering

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A review of the experiments that measured the Parity Violating asymmetry in electron scattering is given. A description of the experimental apparatus and of the employed techniques as well as of the goals achieved is given for each experiment. The most important experiments that in the near future will perform Parity Violating asymmetry measurements and the physics fields interested by them (above all the search for physics Beyond the Standard Model) are provided.

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Urciuoli, G.M. Parity violation in electron scattering. Riv. Nuovo Cim. 38, 1–72 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1393/ncr/i2015-10108-x

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