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The Muon g-2 experiment E989 at Fermilab measures the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon $a_\mu$ with improved precision compared to the Brookhaven (E821) experiments. The Brookhaven results are in tension with the Standard Model by more…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-02-24 Alexander Tewsley-Booth

The E989 Muon $g-2$ experiment at Fermilab aims to measure the anomalous magnetic moment, $a^{}_\mu$, of the muon with a precision of 140 parts-per-billion. This requires a precise measurement of both the anomalous spin precession…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-02-11 S. Corrodi , P. De Lurgio , D. Flay , J. Grange , R. Hong , D. Kawall , M. Oberling , S. Ramachandran , P. Winter

The muon anomalous magnetic moment is one of the most precisely measured quantities in particle physics. In a recent experiment at Brookhaven it has been measured with a remarkable 14-fold improvement of the previous CERN experiment…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-05-13 Fred Jegerlehner , Andreas Nyffeler

The muon (g-2) experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory has measured the anomalous magnetic moment of the positive muon with a precision of 0.7 ppm. This paper presents that result, concentrating on some of the important experimental…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 F. E. Gray

The Muon $g\textrm{-}2$ Experiment (E989) at Fermilab has a goal of measuring the muon anomaly ($a_\mu$) with unprecedented precision using positive muons. This measurement is motivated by the difference between the previous Brookhaven…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2020-09-25 Eremey Valetov

This article reviews the muon g-2 experiment, a cornerstone in precision tests of the Standard Model of particle physics. The experiment measures the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon with unprecedented accuracy, seeking potential…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-08-06 Marin Karuza

The status of the muon (g-2) experiment at the Brookhaven AGS is reviewed. An accuracy of 1.3 ppm on the mu^+ anomalous magnetic moment has been achieved and published. This result differs with the standard model prediction by about 2.5…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Lee Roberts , H. N. Brown

The muon g-2 experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory measures the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, $a_\mu$, very precisely. This measurement tests the Standard Model. The analysis for the data collected in 2000 (a $\mu^+$ run) is…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 Cenap S. Ozben

The Fermilab Muon $g-2$ experiment measures the muon anomalous magnetic moment with high precision. Together with recent improvements on the theory front, the first results of the experiment confirm the long-standing discrepancy between the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2023-11-22 Marco Incagli

The muon anomalous magnetic moment, $a_\mu=\frac{g-2}{2}$, is a low-energy observable which can be both measured and computed to high precision, making it a sensitive test of the Standard Model and a probe for new physics. This anomaly was…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-03-13 Matteo Sorbara

Precision measurements of fundamental quantities have played a key role in pointing the way forward in developing our understanding of the universe. Though the enormously successful Standard Model (SM) describes the breadth of both…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 J. Grange

I report on the progress of two new muon anomalous magnetic moment experiments, which are in advanced design and construction phases. The goal of Fermilab E989 is to reduce the experimental uncertainty of $a_\mu$ from Brookhaven E821 by a…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-06-22 David W. Hertzog

The E821 experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory is designed to measure the muon magnetic anomaly, a_mu, to an ultimate precision of 0.4 parts per million (ppm). Because theory can predict a_mu to 0.6 ppm, and ongoing efforts aim to…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-08-23 David W. Hertzog

The Muon g-2 Experiment (E989) at Fermilab measures the muon magnetic anomaly, aiming to resolve the greater than 3$\sigma$ discrepancy between the previous measurement and the Standard Model calculation with an improved precision of 140…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-01-10 Ran Hong

The current $\sim3.5\sigma$ discrepancy between the experimental measurement and theoretical prediction of the muon magnetic anomaly, $a_{\mu}$, stands as a potential indication of the existence of new physics. The Muon $g-2$ experiment at…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-07-24 Alexander Keshavarzi

The Muon $(g-2)$ experiment, E821, at the Brookhaven AGS has the goal to measure the muon anomalous magnetic moment to a relative accuracy of $\pm 3.5 \times 10^{-7}$. A superferric 14 m diameter storage ring has been constructed and an…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Lee Roberts

A new measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, $a_{\mu} \equiv (g-2)/2$, will be performed at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The most recent measurement, performed at Brookhaven National Laboratory and completed…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-20 Wesley Gohn

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

The new g-2 experiment at Fermilab aims to measure the muon anomalous magnetic moment by a fourfold improvement in precision compared to the BNL experiment. Achieving this goal requires the delivery of highly polarized 3.094 GeV/c muons…

The muon g-2 experiment at Brookhaven has been taking data since 1997. Analyses of the data taken in 1997 and 1998, which include about 2% of the data taken so far, have improved the experimental accuracy in the muon anomalous magnetic…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Prigl , Muon g-2 Collaboration