• DocumentCode
    2171892
  • Title

    New Measurement of the Electron Magnetic Moment and the Fine Structure Constant

  • Author

    Gabrielse, Gerald

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard Univ., Cambridge
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-22 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The new measurement has an uncertainty that is about six times smaller, and it shifts the values by 1.7 standard deviations. One electron suspended in a Penning trap is used for the new measurement, like in the old measurement. What is different is that the lowest quantum levels of the spin and cyclotron motion are resolved, and the cyclotron as well as spin frequencies are determined using quantum jump spectroscopy.
  • Keywords
    cyclotrons; magnetic moments; magnetic variables measurement; cyclotron motion; electron magnetic moment; fine structure constant; quantum jump spectroscopy; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Cyclotrons; Educational institutions; Electrons; Magnetic moments; Optical control; Physics; Plasma measurements; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386814
  • Filename
    4386814