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True muonium: the atom that has it all

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-10-01 v1

Abstract

Fundamental physics could be described as having a muon problem. Discrepancies between theory and experiment in a number of muonic measurements (rPr_P, aμa_\mu, HμτH\rightarrow\mu\tau, RK\mathcal{R}_K, RD\mathcal{R}_{D^*}) have been observed in the last decade that demand explanation. True muonium, the bound state of a muon and its antiparticle, has the potential to put strong constraints on any beyond standard model physics that affects the muon sector. To study these effects, theoretical predictions and experiment need a, not unreasonable, precision of 100 MHz. Surprisingly, at this level, QCD and electroweak corrections become relevant in true muonium as well. Presented here is a discussion of the novel properties of true muonium from the standard model, potential discovery methods at near future facilities like DIRAC and HPS, and its ability to discriminate between a variety of solutions to the muon problem.

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@article{arxiv.1509.09306,
  title  = {True muonium: the atom that has it all},
  author = {Henry Lamm},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.09306},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Talk presented CIPANP2015. 7 pages, LaTeX

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