Muon (g-2) and other dipole interactions: Looking to the future
Speaker: Lee Roberts, Boston University
When: December 3, 2009 (Thu), 03:30PM to 04:30PM
This event is part of the High Energy Experiment Seminar Series. Held in PRB595 at 3:30pm every other Thursday
Abstract:
The magnetic dipole interaction played a central role in the development of QED, and continued that role in leading to the standard model. The muon anomalous magnetic moment has served as a benchmark for models of new physics. With new results from BaBar, the confrontation between theory and experiment is now at the 3.2 sigma level, when e+e- data are used to determine the hadronic piece of the standard-model contribution. I will first give an overview of the searches for new physics through dipole interactions, review the standard-model value for the muon anomaly, and then describe the new (g-2) experiment that is proposed for Fermilab.
