Monitoring Detector Stability for MUSE

As one of the key components of all ordinary matter, one might expect that the properties of the proton would be well understood. However, in 2010, a new, precise measurement of the proton radius using muonic hydrogen spectroscopy disagreed with results established via electron-proton scattering and atomic hydrogen spectroscopy. This led to the creation of the MUon Scattering Experiment (MUSE) to simultaneously measure and compare both muon and electron elastic scattering on the proton. To achieve the necessary statistical precision, the experiment is scheduled to take data for a total of fifteen months, spread out over three calendar years. Over this time, it is important to monitor and understand the stability of the measurement. To ensure the success of MUSE, my project is to monitor the experiment's performance by writing software to monitor measurement stability and participate in experimental running. This presentation will report on my studies of the stability of several key parameters of the MUSE measurements.