65 research outputs found

    Measurement of direct photon production at Tevatron fixed target energies

    Full text link
    Measurements of the production of high transverse momentum direct photons by a 515 GeV/c piminus beam and 530 and 800 GeV/c proton beams in interactions with beryllium and hydrogen targets are presented. The data span the kinematic ranges of 3.5 < p_T < 12 GeV/c in transverse momentum and 1.5 units in rapidity. The inclusive direct-photon cross sections are compared with next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations and expectations based on a phenomenological parton-k_T model.Comment: RevTeX4, 23 pages, 32 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.

    Muon (g-2) Technical Design Report

    Get PDF
    The Muon (g-2) Experiment, E989 at Fermilab, will measure the muon anomalous magnetic moment a factor-of-four more precisely than was done in E821 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory AGS. The E821 result appears to be greater than the Standard-Model prediction by more than three standard deviations. When combined with expected improvement in the Standard-Model hadronic contributions, E989 should be able to determine definitively whether or not the E821 result is evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model. After a review of the physics motivation and the basic technique, which will use the muon storage ring built at BNL and now relocated to Fermilab, the design of the new experiment is presented. This document was created in partial fulfillment of the requirements necessary to obtain DOE CD-2/3 approval

    The 2010 Interim Report of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment Collaboration Physics Working Groups

    Get PDF
    Corresponding author R.J.Wilson ([email protected]); 113 pages, 90 figuresCorresponding author R.J.Wilson ([email protected]); 113 pages, 90 figuresIn early 2010, the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) science collaboration initiated a study to investigate the physics potential of the experiment with a broad set of different beam, near- and far-detector configurations. Nine initial topics were identified as scientific areas that motivate construction of a long-baseline neutrino experiment with a very large far detector. We summarize the scientific justification for each topic and the estimated performance for a set of far detector reference configurations. We report also on a study of optimized beam parameters and the physics capability of proposed Near Detector configurations. This document was presented to the collaboration in fall 2010 and updated with minor modifications in early 2011

    Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.20 ppm

    Get PDF
    We present a new measurement of the positive muon magnetic anomaly, aμ(gμ-2)/2, from the Fermilab Muon g-2 Experiment using data collected in 2019 and 2020. We have analyzed more than 4 times the number of positrons from muon decay than in our previous result from 2018 data. The systematic error is reduced by more than a factor of 2 due to better running conditions, a more stable beam, and improved knowledge of the magnetic field weighted by the muon distribution, p′, and of the anomalous precession frequency corrected for beam dynamics effects, ωa. From the ratio ωa/p′, together with precisely determined external parameters, we determine aμ=116 592 057(25)×10-11 (0.21 ppm). Combining this result with our previous result from the 2018 data, we obtain aμ(FNAL)=116 592 055(24)×10-11 (0.20 ppm). The new experimental world average is aμ(exp)=116 592 059(22)×10-11 (0.19 ppm), which represents a factor of 2 improvement in precision.</p

    Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 127 ppb

    Get PDF
    A new measurement of the magnetic anomaly aμa_{\mu} of the positive muon is presented based on data taken from 2020 to 2023 by the Muon g2g-2 Experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL). This dataset contains over 2.5 times the total statistics of our previous results. From the ratio of the precession frequencies for muons and protons in our storage ring magnetic field, together with precisely known ratios of fundamental constants, we determine aμ=1165920710(162)×1012a_{\mu} = 116\,592\,0710(162) \times 10^{-12} (139 ppb) for the new datasets, and aμ=1165920705(148)×1012a_{\mu} = 116\,592\,0705(148) \times 10^{-12} (127 ppb) when combined with our previous results. The new experimental world average, dominated by the measurements at FNAL, is aμ(exp)=1165920715(145)×1012a_{\mu}(\text{exp}) =116\,592\,0715(145) \times 10^{-12} (124 ppb). The measurements at FNAL have improved the precision on the world average by over a factor of four

    Detailed Report on the Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.20 ppm

    Full text link
    We present details on a new measurement of the muon magnetic anomaly, aμ=(gμ2)/2a_\mu = (g_\mu -2)/2. The result is based on positive muon data taken at Fermilab's Muon Campus during the 2019 and 2020 accelerator runs. The measurement uses 3.13.1 GeV/c/c polarized muons stored in a 7.17.1-m-radius storage ring with a 1.451.45 T uniform magnetic field. The value of aμ a_{\mu} is determined from the measured difference between the muon spin precession frequency and its cyclotron frequency. This difference is normalized to the strength of the magnetic field, measured using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). The ratio is then corrected for small contributions from beam motion, beam dispersion, and transient magnetic fields. We measure aμ=116592057(25)×1011a_\mu = 116 592 057 (25) \times 10^{-11} (0.21 ppm). This is the world's most precise measurement of this quantity and represents a factor of 2.22.2 improvement over our previous result based on the 2018 dataset. In combination, the two datasets yield aμ(FNAL)=116592055(24)×1011a_\mu(\text{FNAL}) = 116 592 055 (24) \times 10^{-11} (0.20 ppm). Combining this with the measurements from Brookhaven National Laboratory for both positive and negative muons, the new world average is aμa_\mu(exp) =116592059(22)×1011 = 116 592 059 (22) \times 10^{-11} (0.19 ppm).Comment: 48 pages, 29 figures; 4 pages of Supplement Material; version accepted for publication in Physical Review

    Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.20 ppm

    Get PDF
    We present a new measurement of the positive muon magnetic anomaly, a_{μ}≡(g_{μ}-2)/2, from the Fermilab Muon g-2 Experiment using data collected in 2019 and 2020. We have analyzed more than 4 times the number of positrons from muon decay than in our previous result from 2018 data. The systematic error is reduced by more than a factor of 2 due to better running conditions, a more stable beam, and improved knowledge of the magnetic field weighted by the muon distribution, ω[over ˜]_{p}^{'}, and of the anomalous precession frequency corrected for beam dynamics effects, ω_{a}. From the ratio ω_{a}/ω[over ˜]_{p}^{'}, together with precisely determined external parameters, we determine a_{μ}=116 592 057(25)×10^{-11} (0.21 ppm). Combining this result with our previous result from the 2018 data, we obtain a_{μ}(FNAL)=116 592 055(24)×10^{-11} (0.20 ppm). The new experimental world average is a_{μ}(exp)=116 592 059(22)×10^{-11} (0.19 ppm), which represents a factor of 2 improvement in precision

    The 2010 Interim Report of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment Collaboration Physics Working Groups

    Full text link
    In early 2010, the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) science collaboration initiated a study to investigate the physics potential of the experiment with a broad set of different beam, near- and far-detector configurations. Nine initial topics were identified as scientific areas that motivate construction of a long-baseline neutrino experiment with a very large far detector. We summarize the scientific justification for each topic and the estimated performance for a set of far detector reference configurations. We report also on a study of optimized beam parameters and the physics capability of proposed Near Detector configurations. This document was presented to the collaboration in fall 2010 and updated with minor modifications in early 2011.Comment: Corresponding author R.J.Wilson ([email protected]); 113 pages, 90 figure

    Measurement of the positive muon anomalous magnetic moment to 0.20 ppm

    Get PDF
    corecore