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First results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

First results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

First results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Apr 07, 2021 1 min, 48 secs

The long-awaited first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at the U.S.

The strong evidence that muons deviate from the Standard Model calculation might hint at exciting new physics.

First results from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab have strengthened evidence of new physics.

But if the quantum foam contains additional forces or particles not accounted for by the Standard Model, that would tweak the muon g-factor further.

But when the theorists calculate the same quantity, using all of the known forces and particles in the Standard Model, we don’t get the same answer,” said Renee Fatemi, a physicist at the University of Kentucky and the simulations manager for the Muon g-2 experiment.

The predecessor experiment at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, which concluded in 2001, offered hints that the muon’s behavior disagreed with the Standard Model.

The new measurement from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab strongly agrees with the value found at Brookhaven and diverges from theory with the most precise measurement to date.

The first result from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab confirms the result from the experiment performed at Brookhaven National Lab two decades ago.

Together, the two results show strong evidence that muons diverge from the Standard Model prediction.

The combined results from Fermilab and Brookhaven show a difference with theory at a significance of 4.2 sigma, a little shy of the 5 sigma (or standard deviations) that scientists require to claim a discovery but still compelling evidence of new physics.

The Fermilab experiment reuses the main component from the Brookhaven experiment, a 50-foot-diameter superconducting magnetic storage ring.

“Pinning down the subtle behavior of muons is a remarkable achievement that will guide the search for physics beyond the Standard Model for years to come,” said Fermilab Deputy Director of Research Joe Lykken.

More information about the experiment is available at the Muon g-2 website

The Muon g-2 experiment is supported by the Department of Energy (US); National Science Foundation (US); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy); Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK); Royal Society (UK); European Union’s Horizon 2020; National Natural Science Foundation of China; MSIP, NRF and IBS-R017-D1 (Republic of Korea); and German Research Foundation (DFG)

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