Precise measurement of the hyperfine-structure interval and Zeeman effect in the muonic helium atom

C. J. Gardner; A. Badertscher; W. Beer; P. R. Bolton; P. O. Egan; M. Gladisch; M. Greene; V. W. Hughes; D. C. Lu; F. G. Mariam; P. A. Souder; H. Orth; J. Vetter; G. Zu Putlitz

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1168

Precise measurement of the hyperfine-structure interval and Zeeman effect in the muonic helium atom

C. J. Gardner, A. Badertscher, W. Beer, P. R. Bolton, P. O. Egan, M. Gladisch, M. Greene, V. W. Hughes, D. C. Lu, F. G. Mariam, P. A. Souder, H. Orth, J. Vetter, G. Zu Putlitz

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Measurements of the hyperfine Zeeman transitions (ΔMμ=±1, ΔMJ=0) in the ground state of the muonic helium atom (He++4μ-e-) at magnetic fields of 11.5 and 13.6 kG have yielded values for the hfs interval, Δν=4465.004(29) MHz (6.5 ppm), and for the negative-muon magnetic moment, μμ-μp=3.183 28(15) (47 ppm). The theoretical value for Δν, including relativistic, radiative, and recoil contributions, agrees with our measured value but is much less precise because of inadequate knowledge of the Schrödinger wave function.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1168-1171
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	48
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1168
State	Published - 1982
Externally published	Yes

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Gardner, C. J., Badertscher, A., Beer, W., Bolton, P. R., Egan, P. O., Gladisch, M., Greene, M., Hughes, V. W., Lu, D. C., Mariam, F. G., Souder, P. A., Orth, H., Vetter, J., & Zu Putlitz, G. (1982). Precise measurement of the hyperfine-structure interval and Zeeman effect in the muonic helium atom. Physical Review Letters, 48(17), 1168-1171. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1168

Gardner, CJ, Badertscher, A, Beer, W, Bolton, PR, Egan, PO, Gladisch, M, Greene, M, Hughes, VW, Lu, DC, Mariam, FG, Souder, PA, Orth, H, Vetter, J & Zu Putlitz, G 1982, 'Precise measurement of the hyperfine-structure interval and Zeeman effect in the muonic helium atom', Physical Review Letters, vol. 48, no. 17, pp. 1168-1171. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1168

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Precise measurement of the hyperfine-structure interval and Zeeman effect in the muonic helium atom

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