Search for muonium-to-antimuonium conversion

A new measurement is described which sets an upper limit on the coupling constant for conversion of muonium (..mu../sup +/e/sup -/) to antimuonium (..mu../sup -/e/sup +/) of 42G/sub F/, where G/sub F/ is the Fermi coupling constant. Muonium atoms were formed in layers of fine silica powder separated...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phys. Rev. D; (United States) 1982-03, Vol.25 (5), p.1174-1180
Hauptverfasser:	Marshall, G. M., Warren, J. B., Oram, C. J., Kiefl, R. F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	640303 - Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics- Positronium, Muonium, & Muonic & Mesic Atoms & Molecules 645102 - High Energy Physics- Particle Interactions & Properties-Experimental- Weak Interactions & Properties ANTIMATTER ANTIPARTICLES ARGON ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS CHARGED-CURRENT INTERACTIONS COUPLING CONSTANTS DECAY EIGENSTATES ELEMENTARY PARTICLES ELEMENTS FERMIONS FLUIDS GASES HAMILTONIANS INTERACTIONS LIMITING VALUES MATHEMATICAL MODELS MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS MUONIUM NONMETALS PARTICLE INTERACTIONS PARTICLE MODELS PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS QUANTUM OPERATORS RARE GASES UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
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Zusammenfassung:	A new measurement is described which sets an upper limit on the coupling constant for conversion of muonium (..mu../sup +/e/sup -/) to antimuonium (..mu../sup -/e/sup +/) of 42G/sub F/, where G/sub F/ is the Fermi coupling constant. Muonium atoms were formed in layers of fine silica powder separated by vacuum drift regions. The presence of ..mu../sup -/ was searched for using the signature of a Ca 2P-1S muonic x ray from calcium oxide layers adjacent to the drift regions. Results were also obtained with an Ar target.
ISSN:	0556-2821
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevD.25.1174