https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921205003
The Muon g − 2 experiment at Fermilab
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Mississippi, Mississippi 38677, U.S.
* e-mail: aikeshav@olemiss.edu
** http://muon-g-2.fnal.gov/collaboration.html
Published online: 17 June 2019
The current ~ 3.5σ discrepancy between the experimental measurement and theoretical prediction of the muon magnetic anomaly, aµ, stands as a potential indication of the existence of new physics. The Muon g − 2 experiment at Fermilab is set to measure aµ with a four-fold improvement in the uncertainty with respect to previous experiment, with an aim to determine whether the g − 2 discrepancy is well established. The experiment recently completed its first physics run and a summer programme of essential upgrades, before continuing on with its experimental programme. The Run-1 data alone are expected to yield a statistical uncertainty of 350 ppb and the publication of the first result is expected in late-2019.
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