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With the recent interest in the measured and standard model values of the muon anomalous magnetic moment, a_mu, some confusion has arisen concerning our knowledge of the hadronic contribution to a_mu. In the dispersion integral approach to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 William J. Marciano , B. Lee Roberts

The muon g-2 collaboration has measured the anomalous magnetic g value of the positive muon to within a relative uncertainty of 0.7 parts per million. The result, a_{\mu^+} = 11 659 204(7)(5) x 10^{-10} is in good agreement with the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 Ernst Sichtermann

The leading-order hadronic contribution to the muon magnetic anomaly a_{\mu} = (g_{\mu} - 2)/2, calculated using a dispersion integral of e+e- annihilation data and tau decay data, is briefly reviewed. This contribution has the largest…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-15 Zhiqing Zhang

The Muon g-2 collaboration has measured the anomalous magnetic g value, a = (g-2)/2, of the positive muon with an unprecedented uncertainty of 0.7 parts per million. The result, based on data collected in the year 2000 at Brookhaven…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 E. P. Sichtermann

The magnetic moment anomaly a_mu = (g_mu - 2) / 2 of the positive muon has been measured at the Brookhaven Alternating Gradient Synchrotron with an uncertainty of 0.7 ppm. The new result, based on data taken in 2000, agrees well with…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Deile

The discrepancy on the muon anomalous magnetic moment values obtained via a direct measurement and via a data-driven theory determination that uses the experimentally measured hadronic cross section, is among the long standing and most…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-01-21 Zhiqing Zhang

The situation of the experimental data used in the dispersive evaluation of the hadronic vacuum polarization contribution to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon is assessed in view of two recent measurements: $e^+e^- \to \pi^+\pi^-$…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-07-24 M. Davier , A. Hoecker , A. M. Lutz , B. Malaescu , Z. Zhang

A precision measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment (g-2) of the muon has been made by the E821 collaboration at BNL. This paper is a written version of a ``hot topics'' talk at ICAP2002 (Cambridge, MA). The principles of the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 William Morse

The muon anomalous magnetic moment measurement, when compared with theory, can be used to test many extensions to the standard model. The most recent measurement made by the Brookhaven E821 Collaboration reduces the uncertainty on the world…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2009-11-10 David W. Hertzog

A precision measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment, $a_{\mu} = (g-2)/2$, was previously performed at BNL with a result of 2.2 - 2.7 standard deviations above the Standard Model (SM) theoretical calculations. The same experimental…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2013-01-30 C. Yoshikawa , A. Leveling , N. V. Mokhov , J. Morgan , D. Neuffer , S. Striganov

This talk summarizes the recent developments in the evaluation of the leading order hadronic contributions to the running of the QED fine structure constant $\alpha(s)$, at $s=M_{\rm Z}^2$, and to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 Michel Davier

The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon displays a $4.2\sigma$ tension with the Standard-Model prediction, if $e^+e^-\to \text{hadrons}$ data are used for hadronic vacuum polarization. In these proceedings we review possible explanations…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-07-06 Andreas Crivellin , Martin Hoferichter

In a recent experimental paper reporting a precise measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment, Brown et al. claim disagreement of their result with evaluations based on the standard model. This claim is based on comparison with a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 F. J. Yndurain

We reevaluate the hadronic vacuum polarisation contributions to the muon magnetic anomaly and to the running of the electromagnetic coupling constant at the $Z$-boson mass. We include newest $e^+e^- \to$ hadrons cross-section data together…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-03-19 M. Davier , A. Hoecker , B. Malaescu , Z. Zhang

In a recent paper \cite{benayoun} M.Benayoun {\it et al.} use a specific model to compare results on the existing data for the cross section of the process $e^+e^-\rightarrow \pi^+\pi^-$ and state conclusions about the inconsistency of the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-06-16 Michel Davier , Bogdan Malaescu

The upcoming Fermilab E989 experiment will measure the muon anomalous magnetic moment $a_{\mu}$ . This measurement is motivated by the previous measurement performed in 2001 by the BNL E821 experiment that reported a 3-4 standard deviation…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-04-05 Antoine Chapelain

In this talk we review the recent progress on the numerical determination of the Hadronic Light-by-Light contribution to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon and we discuss the role of experimental data on the accuracy of its…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-11-08 P. Masjuan , P. Sanchez-Puertas

I give an overview of the different contributions to the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments in the Standard Model. Special emphasis is given to recent QED results as well as to the hadronic light-by-light scattering contribution…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-11 Eduardo de Rafael

The calculations entering the prediction of the standard model value for the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon $a_\mu$ are reviewed, and compared to the very accurate experimental measurement. The situation for the electron is discussed…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-12-04 Marc Knecht

Our recent series of measurements at Brookhaven National Laboratory determined the muon anomalous magnetic moment \amu to a precision of 0.5 ppm. The final result--representing the average of five running periods using both positive and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-11-11 David W. Hertzog