The DIRAC experiment and the pion-pion scattering length
by
Prof. Dr. Ludwig Tauscher (University of Basel)
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Europe/Zurich
CERN
CERN
Description
The DIRAC experiment measures the lifetime of atoms consisting of two oppositely charged pions. The lifetime (order femtoseconds) is unambiguously linked to the scattering length. The experiment will be described and recent results will be presented.