Latest Muon Measurements Hint at Cracks in the Standard Model
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The Muon g-2 experiment (pronounced "gee minus two") is designed to look for tantalizing hints of physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. It does this by measuring the magnetic field (aka the magnetic moment) generated by a subatomic particle known as the muon. Back in 2001, an earlier run of the experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory found a slight discrepancy, hinting at possible new physics, but that controversial result fell short of the critical threshold required to claim discovery.
Now, Fermilab physicists have completed their initial analysis of data from the updated Muon g-2 experiment, showing "excellent agreement" with the discrepancy Brookhaven recorded. The results were announced today in a new paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Journal References:
1.) B. Abi, et al. Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm [open], Physical Review Letters (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.141801)
2.) T. Albahri et al. (The Muon g-2 Collaboration) Magnetic-field measurement and analysis for the Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab [open], Physical Review A (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.103.042208)
3.) T. Albahri et al. (Muon g-2 Collaboration)Measurement of the anomalous precession frequency of the muon in the Fermilab Muon g-2 Experiment [open], Physical Review D (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.103.072002)
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