Do electrons violate symmetry? A search for the electron's P- and T-violating permanent electric dipole moment

We are probing TeV-scale physics with a unique tabletop experiment which combines precision measurement, a fairly unusual ion trap, and over a dozen lasers to both measure the electron's electric dipole moment and constrain potential dark matter candidates. In this talk I will introduce the essence of our measurement as well as our methods for constraining Beyond Standard Model physics [1]. [1] The JILA eEDM Experiment, In preparation$, $Tanya S. Roussy, Luke Caldwell, Trevor Wright, Kia Boon Ng, Noah Schlossberger, Sun Yool, Anzhou Wang, Gustavo Santanella, Antonio Vigil, Jun Ye and Eric Cornell