This research develops tabletop methods for studying rare radium-containing molecules to search for broken symmetries between matter and antimatter. Because radium’s asymmetric nuclear structure strongly amplifies subtle physical effects, these molecules provide highly sensitive probes for new physics that could help explain why matter exists in the universe after the Big Bang.

This research examines unexpected beauty-quark decay patterns observed at LHCb that violate Standard Model predictions. The anomalies suggest a new force and a hypothetical leptoquark particle that couples mainly to third-generation matter. By modelling these effects, the work guides experimental searches and may shed light on the long-standing mystery of particle-generation hierarchies.