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Measurement of the anomalous muon precession frequency in the Fermilab Muon g - 2 Experiment

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Abstract

The Muon g – 2 Experiment has measured the muon magnetic anomaly to unprecedented sensitivity. Comparison of a measurement of this quantity with the theoretical prediction, which includes contributions from all known particles and forces, provides a stringent test of the Standard Model. A significant difference between experimental measurement and theoretical prediction would be a strong indication of unknown particles or forces. By measuring the precession frequency of muons in a magnetic storage ring and the highly-uniform magnetic field, the Muon g-2 Experiment achieved a precision of 0.2 parts per million. In this talk, I will describe the analysis of the precession frequency of the Run-2/3 dataset, outlining its major systematic uncertainties, and look ahead to what we can expect in the future.

Publication: Phys.Rev.Lett. 131 (2023) 16, 161802

Presenters

  • Andrew Edmonds

    York College, City University of New York

Authors

  • Andrew Edmonds

    York College, City University of New York