Spin–rotation coupling in muon g−2 experiments

Induced Pseudoscalar Coupling in Muon Capture and Second-order Corrections

The hyperfine effect in muon capture rate is analyzed with taking into account of the second-order terms in 1/M in the non-relativistic Hamiltonian. It is shown that in the situation of the dominance of the squared first-order terms the interference of zero-order and second-order terms has no significant influence. General expression for neutrino (recoil nucleus) angular distribution in muon ca...

Neutron- and muon-induced background in underground physics experiments

Background induced by neutrons in deep underground laboratories is a critical issue for all experiments looking for rare events, such as dark matter interactions or neutrinoless ββ decay. Neutrons can be produced either by natural radioactivity, via spontaneous fission or (α,n) reactions, or by interactions initiated by high-energy cosmic rays. In all underground experiments, Monte Carlo simula...

Undergraduate cosmic ray muon decay experiments with computer interfacing

The physics departments of a consortium of higher education in Western Massachusetts, the Five Colleges Incorporated, are developing an advanced undergraduate laboratory course. The participating institutions are Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts. The course is designed to expose students to a variety of state-of-the-art equipment that wo...

Muon Capture on Nuclei and the Induced Pseudoscalar Coupling Constant

Ordinary and Radiative Muon Capture Reactions are reviewed with regards to the evidence for a renormalization of the induced pseudoscalar coupling constant inside the nucleus. Emphasis is placed on the new results which have become available since the WEIN-92 conference.

Laser-Plasma Coupling: Calculations and Experiments