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Description
The phenomenon of parity violation in the Weak interaction has been used to study the fundamental interactions between the constituents of matter since its discovery, at ever increasing levels of precision. This need for precision has driven the evolution of experimental techniques to such an extent that parity experiments can now be used to investigate interactions at the smallest scales in the electro-weak sector. Or, on the other hand, provide highly precise benchmark measurements in areas that are plagued with theoretical difficulties, such as the strong interaction sector in the non-perturbative regime at low energy. In this talk I will discuss a few (certainly non-exhaustive) examples of experiments from electron scattering and neutron physics. I will describe some common techniques and the general ways in which they are used in both areas to push experimental precision.
