
This talk was delivered by me (Aiden Boyer) as an invited seminar as part of the University of Manchester's Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) forum on February 23rd, 2026. This talk addresses why we would be interested in using heavy, pear-shaped nuclei for nuclear Schiff moment searches, and why forming molecules with them and calibrating the properties of Protactinium-229, a hypothesized pear-shaped nucleus with possibly very low-lying nuclear structure, is a technical challenge worth addressing. This talk was 20 minutes in length with 5 minutes for questions.
