Physics Department Colloquia |
Events During the Week of November 1st through November 7th, 2009
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
- No events scheduled
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
- Precision Muon Physics: Capturing a Moment in a Lifetime
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm)
- Speaker: David Hertzog, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Abstract: Low-energy, precision measurements are important to establish the parameters of the Standard Model and to test various predictions in the quest for new physics signatures. I will discuss two of our experiments that recently reported first physics results. Both involve the muon lifetime, leading to the Fermi Constant at a new level of precision and the nucleon weak pseudoscalar coupling constant g_P, determined in an unambiguous manner for the first time. Future plans include a Fermilab-based next-generation muon anomalous magnetic moment measurement, which follows on the our effort that has provided one of the strongest hints of physics beyond the Standard Model today.
- Host: Heeger