Title :
Improved determination of fine structure constant based on the electron g-2 and muonium hyperfine structure
Author_Institution :
Newman Lab. of Nucl. Studies, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
fDate :
June 27 1994-July 1 1994
Abstract :
This paper reports two new determinations of the fine structure constant /spl alpha/ based on quantum electrodynamics (QED). One byproduct is a substantial improvement in the precision of muon rest mass.<>
Keywords :
atomic hyperfine structure; constants; measurement standards; muonium; muons; quantum electrodynamics; electron g-2; fine structure constant; muon rest mass; muonium hyperfine structure; quantum electrodynamics; Electrons; Error correction; Gold; Laboratories; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic moments; Measurement uncertainty; Mesons; State estimation; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1984-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1994.333238
