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Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP)


LTP Colloquium

Measuring the Alpha Particle Charge Radius with muonic 4He Ions

Thursday, December 3, 2020, 16:00
online only

Aldo Antognini, PSI/ETHZ

Abstract:
We will present the first measurement of the alpha particle charge radius from laser spectroscopy of the muonic helium ion. The obtained radius represents a benchmark for nuclear theories. Combined with laser spectroscopy of regular He-ions it will lead also to advanced tests of bound-state QED. The measurement and its impact will be presented in the larger context of the proton radius puzzle.