Speaker
Prof.
Wolfgang Quint
(GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany; University of Heidelberg, Physikalisches Institut)
Description
Precise measurements of magnetic moments and masses with individual particles in Penning traps have opened opportunities for fundamental tests of physical theories. The determination of the magnetic moment of the electron bound in highly charged ions is a sensitive test of the theory of bound-state Quantum Electrodynamics. At the same time, such precision experiments - together with atomic theory - make it possible to determine fundamental constants, like the electron mass, the fine-structure constant, and the proton magnetic moment.
Supported by BMBF, DFG, the Helmholtz Association, HGS-HIRE, IMPRS for Quantum Dynamics, and the Max-Planck Society.
Primary author
Prof.
Wolfgang Quint
(GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany; University of Heidelberg, Physikalisches Institut)
