Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2011-05-23
Physics
Atomic Physics
8 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables, proceeding of LEAP2011, accepted by Hyperfine Interactions
Scientific paper
Positronium is an ideal system for the research of the quantum electrodynamics (QED) in bound state. The hyperfine splitting (HFS) of positronium, $\Delta_{\mathrm{HFS}}$, gives a good test of the bound state calculations and probes new physics beyond the Standard Model. A new method of QED calculations has revealed the discrepancy by 15\,ppm (3.9$\sigma$) of $\Delta_{\mathrm{HFS}}$ between the QED prediction and the experimental average. There would be possibility of new physics or common systematic uncertainties in the previous all experiments. We describe a new experiment to reduce possible systematic uncertainties and will provide an independent check of the discrepancy. We are now taking data and the current result of $\Delta_{\mathrm{HFS}} = 203.395\,1 \pm 0.002\,4 (\mathrm{stat.}, 12\,\mathrm{ppm}) \pm 0.001\,9 (\mathrm{sys.}, 9.5\,\mathrm{ppm})\,\mathrm{GHz} $ has been obtained so far. A measurement with a precision of $O$(ppm) is expected within a year.
Akimoto G.
Asai Shinichiro
Ishida Akihiro
Kobayashi Tatsuo
Namba Toshio
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