Precision measurements of weak sector particles are just beginning to offer tantalizing evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model. This talk will present a novel experiment to look for new physics by observing the microwaves radiated by individual electrons in the beta decay of Helium 6 using the technique of cyclotron radiation emission spectroscopy (CRES). First realized by the Project 8 collaboration at the University of Washington, the CRES technique offers substantial advantages in the precision with which individual beta decay events can be observed with a small-scale apparatus, thereby helping to advance the 'precision frontier' of fundamental physics going forward.
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