Muon g − 2 (pronounced "gee minus two") is a particle physics experiment at Fermilab to measure the anomalous magnetic dipole moment of a muon to a precision...
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A muon (/ˈm(j)uːɑːn/ M(Y)OO-on; from the Greek letter mu (μ) used to represent it) is an elementary particle similar to the electron, with an electric...
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The muon, like the electron, has a g-factor associated with its spin, given by the equation μ = g e 2 m μ S , {\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\mu }}=g{e \over...
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Anomalous magnetic dipole moment (section Muon)
a_{\mu }=0.001\;165\;920\;9(6).} A new experiment at Fermilab called "Muon g−2" using the E821 magnet will improve the accuracy of this value. Data taking...
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proportional to g−2. The most precise measurement comes from Brookhaven National Laboratory's muon g−2 experiment, in which polarized muons are stored in...
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Muon tomography or muography is a technique that uses cosmic ray muons to generate two or three-dimensional images of volumes using information contained...
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magnetic dipole moment of the muon – the experimentally measured value of the muon's anomalous magnetic dipole moment (muon "g − 2") is significantly different...
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Why is the experimentally measured value of the muon's anomalous magnetic dipole moment ("muon g − 2") significantly different from the theoretically...
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