The muX project

Wauters, Frederik; Knecht, Andreas

doi:10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.5.022

SciPost Physics Proceedings

The muX project

Frederik Wauters, Andreas Knecht on behalf of the muX collaboration

SciPost Phys. Proc. 5, 022 (2021) · published 6 September 2021

doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.5.022
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Abstract

The muX project is conducting a series of muonic X-ray measurements in medium- and high-Z nuclei at PSI, utilizing a high-purity germanium detector array, in-beam muon detectors, and a modern digital data-acquisition system. A novel hydrogen transfer target was developed, enabling measurements with as little as a few micrograms of target material. First measurements with radioactive Cm and Ra targets were conducted, aimed at determining their nuclear charge radii. These serve as important input for upcoming atomic parity violation experiments. The apparatus is also used to perform a feasibility study of an atomic parity violation experiment with the 2s − 1s muonic X-ray transition. In addition, the setup has been made available for a wider range of nuclear, particle, and solid-state physics measurements.

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@Article{10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.5.022,
	title={{The muX project}},
	author={Frederik Wauters and Andreas Knecht on behalf of the muX collaboration},
	journal={SciPost Phys. Proc.},
	pages={022},
	year={2021},
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	doi={10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.5.022},
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¹ Frederik Wauters,
² Andreas Knecht

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