The FAMU experiment data acquisition is approaching. During September 2022 the full experimental setup is going to measure for the first time the muonic hydrogen ground state hyperfine splitting and obtain a precise measurement of the proton Zemach radius, shedding some new light on the proton radius puzzle. This result will not be possible without a complete system which joins nuclear and laser physics. The FAMU setup is formed by a gas cryogenic target filled with a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen in which muons injected from the RIKEN-RAL facility (UK) are stopped. The muonic hydrogen produced is then exposed to a tunable infrared laser beam, unique for its energy and narrow linewidth, able to induce the hyperfine energy jump. The transition will be measured as a variation of the muonic transfer rate from hydrogen to oxygen, observed through the detection of the X-rays emitted during the de-exitation of muonic oxygen. This presentation will describe the final setup which is being installed in all its parts.
The experimental setup of FAMU to measure the proton Zemach radius
Baruzzo, Marco
Primo
2021-01-01
Abstract
The FAMU experiment data acquisition is approaching. During September 2022 the full experimental setup is going to measure for the first time the muonic hydrogen ground state hyperfine splitting and obtain a precise measurement of the proton Zemach radius, shedding some new light on the proton radius puzzle. This result will not be possible without a complete system which joins nuclear and laser physics. The FAMU setup is formed by a gas cryogenic target filled with a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen in which muons injected from the RIKEN-RAL facility (UK) are stopped. The muonic hydrogen produced is then exposed to a tunable infrared laser beam, unique for its energy and narrow linewidth, able to induce the hyperfine energy jump. The transition will be measured as a variation of the muonic transfer rate from hydrogen to oxygen, observed through the detection of the X-rays emitted during the de-exitation of muonic oxygen. This presentation will describe the final setup which is being installed in all its parts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
