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Precision measurement of the Lamb shift in Muonium

Atomic Physics 2022-01-19 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We report a new measurement of the n=2n=2 Lamb shift in Muonium using microwave spectroscopy. Our result of 1047.2(2.3)stat(1.1)syst1047.2(2.3)_\textrm{stat}(1.1)_\textrm{syst} MHz comprises an order of magnitude improvement upon the previous best measurement. This value matches the theoretical calculation within one standard deviation allowing us to set limits on CPT violation in the muonic sector, as well as on new physics coupled to muons and electrons which could provide an explanation of the muon g2g-2 anomaly.

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@article{arxiv.2108.12891,
  title  = {Precision measurement of the Lamb shift in Muonium},
  author = {B. Ohayon and G. Janka and I. Cortinovis and Z. Burkley and L. de Sousa Bourges and E. Depero and A. Golovizin and X. Ni and Z. Salman and A. Suter and C. Vigo and T. Prokscha and P. Crivelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.12891},
  year   = {2022}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures