MuLan: Towards a 1ppm muon lifetime measurement
High Energy Physics - Experiment
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
The MuLan experiment will measure the lifetime of the positive muon to 1ppm. Within the Standard Model framework, this will permit a determination of the Fermi Constant to 0.5ppm. I present an update on our progress and achievements to date.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ex/0608045,
title = {MuLan: Towards a 1ppm muon lifetime measurement},
author = {Kevin R. Lynch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0608045},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
3 pages, 1 figure, contribution to the proceedings of CIPANP 2006 (May 30-June 3, 2006), Rio Grande, Puerto Rico