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Muon g-2 and The Big Move

Date:
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Location:
CP179
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Dr. Brendan Casey (Fermilab)
An international collaboration of 140 scientists is constructing an experiment to perform the most precise measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. The muon ā€˜gā€™ factor is predicted to be exactly 2 by relativistic quantum mechanics. Deviations from 2 are caused by quantum fluctuations of virtual particles in the vacuum. Quantum Field Theory predicts these deviations from 2 well below the part per million level motivating our experimental goal of 0.1 parts per million precision. The cornerstone of the experiment is a 50 foot superconducting electromagnet used to store the muons that was constructed for the last Muon g-2 experiment at Brookhaven National Lab in the 90ā€™s. The ring is a marvel of engineering and it was decided to move the entire ring intact from Brookhaven to Fermilab rather than try to reproduce the masterpiece. In this talk, I will motivate the measurement, describe the experimental techniques, present the status of the new experiment, and show highlights from The Big Move that occurred last July.
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