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Optimization of muonium yield in perforated silica aerogel

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2024-01-02 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

A muonium consists of a positive muon associated with an orbital electron, and the spontaneous conversion to antimuonium serves as a clear indication of new physics beyond the Standard Model in particle physics.One of the most important aspects in muonium-to-antimuonium conversion experiment (MACE) is to increase the muonium yield in vacuum to challenge the latest limit obtained in 1999. This study focuses on a simulation of the muonium formation and diffusion in the perforated silica aerogel. The independent simulation results can be well validated by experimental data. By optimizing the target geometry, we find a maximum muonium emission efficiency of 7.92(2)%7.92(2)\% and a maximum vacuum yield of 1.134(2)%1.134(2)\% with a typical surface muon beam, indicating a 2.6 times and a 2.1 times enhancement, respectively. Our results will pave the way for muonium experiments.

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@article{arxiv.2401.00222,
  title  = {Optimization of muonium yield in perforated silica aerogel},
  author = {Shihan Zhao and Jian Tang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.00222},
  year   = {2024}
}

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20 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables