Status of the MUonE experiment
G. Abbiendi
Abstract
Abstract The MUonE experiment has been proposed to measure the differential cross section of μ e elastic scattering, by colliding the 160 GeV muons of the CERN M2 beam with atomic electrons of thin target plates. From a very precise measurement of the shape one can achieve a competitive determination of the leading hadronic contribution to the muon magnetic moment, independent from the other existing ones. In preparation for the Test Run with a reduced setup the detector geometry has been optimised. Expected yields for a first physics run with limited statistics are discussed, together with prospects for the assessment of the main systematic uncertainties.
Topics & Concepts
MuonPhysicsLarge Hadron ColliderNuclear physicsHadronMeasure (data warehouse)Differential (mechanical device)DetectorAnomalous magnetic dipole momentParticle physicsElectronBeam (structure)Scattering cross-sectionCross section (physics)ScatteringElastic scatteringMoment (physics)Computational physicsOpticsClassical mechanicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsDatabaseThermodynamicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesParticle Detector Development and PerformanceHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research