Speaker
Dr
Emiliano Mocchiutti
(INFN Trieste)
Description
The precise measurement of the hyperfine splitting of the
muonic-hydrogen atom ground state requires advanced technology both in
the construction of a gas target and of the detectors. In June 2014,
the FAMU pressurized gas target was exposed to the low energy muon beam
at the RIKEN RAL muon facility. The objectives of the test were to
characterize both the target and the X-ray detectors and to measure the
transfer rate of muons from hydrogen to heavier gases. The detection
system consisted in detectors made with high purity Germanium and
Lanthanum Bromide crystals. Preliminary results of the measurement of the
transfer rate from hydrogen to oxygen and argon will be presented.
Author
Dr
Emiliano Mocchiutti
(INFN Trieste)
Co-authors
Andrea Vacchi
(Universita e INFN (IT))
Daniele Guffanti
(U)
