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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 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 with data taking beginning in 2017. The most recent measurement, performed at…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-11-16 W. Gohn

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

We present the final report from a series of precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment, a_mu = (g-2)/2. The details of the experimental method, apparatus, data taking, and analysis are summarized. Data obtained at…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 Muon , Collaboration , : , G. W. Bennett

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 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

The Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab seeks to measure the muon magnetic moment anomaly, $a_\mu =(g-2)/2$, with a final target precision of 0.14 parts-per-million (ppm). The experiment's initial result, published in 2021 using Run 1 data from…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-06-27 Estifa'a Zaid

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 (g-2) experiment at BNL has completed four data runs for the positive muon, beginning in 1997 and has just finished its first run for the negative muon. Recently the analysis of a 1.3 ppm result based on the 1999 run was completed…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 Gerco Onderwater

The precise measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment $a_\mathrm{\mu}$ has stimulated much theoretical and experimental efforts over more than six decades. The last experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-10-25 Martin Fertl

The anomalous magnetic moments of both positive and negative muons are measured to the precision of 0.7 parts per million. Two values are in good agreement. The standard model calculations of muon g-2 are under further studies, especially…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Deng , for Muon g-2 Collaboration

Two next generation muon $g-2$ experiments at Fermilab in the US and at J-PARC in Japan have been designed to reach a four times better precision from 0.54 ppm to 0.14 ppm and the challenge for the theory side is to keep up in precision as…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-08-01 Fred Jegerlehner

We review the latest experimental achievements on the hadronic cross section measurements at low energy which are of fundamental importance for a precise evaluation of the hadronic contribution to the g-2 of the muon. We also discuss the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-06-04 G. Venanzoni

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

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

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 with data taking beginning in 2017. The most recent measurement, performed at…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-01-03 Wesley Gohn

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 Muon g-2 Experiment (E989) at Fermilab is seeking to measure the anomalous magnetic moment of muon ($a_{\mu}$) with a precision of 140 parts-per-billion (ppb) and aiming to resolve the discrepancy between the E821 measurement and the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-10-10 Ran Hong

The upcoming muon (g-2) experiment at Fermilab will measure the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon to a relative precision of 140 ppb, 4 times better than the previous experiment at BNL. The new experiment is motivated by the persistent…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-04-07 J. Kaspar