Published February 5, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

A New Experiment to Measure the Muon Electric Dipole Moment

Description

A description is given of a new experiment to measure the muon electric dipole moment (EDM) to between σ = 10-24 e - cm and 10-25 e - cm, which would be 5 to 6 orders of magnitude improvement over the current world average. Muons are stored in a magnetic ring. Precession due to Thomas precession and the magnetic moment are canceled with the proper combination of applied E and B fields. Only precession due to a non-vanishing EDM remains, resulting in a large amplification of the EDM signal. The method has general applicability to charged particles

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
698
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 196-199
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
8. conference on intersections of particle and nuclear physics
Acronym
CIPANP2003
Dates
19-24 May 2003
Place
New York, NY (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36068924
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AMPLIFICATION; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MUONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; POLARIZATION; PRECESSION; SPIN; STORAGE RINGS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC MOMENTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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Notes
(c) 2004 American Institute of Physics
Collaborations
EDM Collaboration