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The muX project
by F. Wauters and A. Knecht on behalf of the muX collaboration
Submission summary
| As Contributors: | Frederik Wauters |
| Preprint link: | scipost_202101_00014v2 |
| Date submitted: | 2021-02-18 14:49 |
| Submitted by: | Wauters, Frederik |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Proceedings |
| Proceedings issue: | PSI Particle Physics |
| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Experimental |
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 de- tectors, 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 ma- terial. 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.