Abstract
The main goal of the FAMU experiment is the measurement of the hyperfine splitting (hfs) in the 1S state of muonic hydrogen ΔEhfs (μ-p)1S. The physical process behind this experiment is the following: μp are formed in a mixture of hydrogen and a higher-Z gas. When absorbing a photon at resonance-energy ΔEhfs ≈ 0.182 eV, in subsequent collisions with the surrounding H2 molecules, the μp is quickly de-excited and accelerated by ∼ 2/3 of the excitation energy. The observable is the time distribution of the K-lines X-rays emitted from the μZ formed by muon transfer (μp) + Z → (μZ)* + p, a reaction whose rate depends on the μp kinetic energy. The maximal response, to the tuned laser wavelength, of the time distribution of X-ray from K-lines of the (μZ)* cascade indicate the resonance. During the preparatory phase of the FAMU experiment, several measurements have been performed both to validate the methodology and to prepare the best configuration of target and detectors for the spectroscopic measurement. We present here the crucial study of the energy dependence of the transfer rate from muonic hydrogen to oxygen (Λμp → μ0), precisely measured for the first time.
Highlights
FAMU (Fisica degli Atomi Muonici) is a high precision spectroscopy experiment, conceived to exploit exotic atoms properties to study and test the quantum electro-dynamics (QED).The main goal of the FAMU experiment is to measure for the first time the hyperfine splitting of the μp ground state
The main goal of the FAMU experiment is the measurement of the hyperfine splitting in the 1S state of muonic hydrogen ∆Ehfs(μ−p)1S
We present here the crucial study of the energy dependence of the transfer rate from muonic hydrogen to oxygen (Λμp→μO), precisely measured for the first time
Summary
FAMU (Fisica degli Atomi Muonici) is a high precision spectroscopy experiment, conceived to exploit exotic atoms properties to study and test the quantum electro-dynamics (QED).The main goal of the FAMU experiment is to measure for the first time the hyperfine splitting of the μp ground state. The observable is the time distribution of the K-lines X-rays emitted from the μZ formed by muon transfer (μp) + Z → (μZ)∗ + p, a reaction whose rate depends on the μp kinetic energy. We present here the crucial study of the energy dependence of the transfer rate from muonic hydrogen to oxygen (Λμp→μO), precisely measured for the first time.
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