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Development research aiming at the highest precision measurement of the muon lifetime

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K14504
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 15020:Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Research InstitutionHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Principal Investigator

Kanda Sohtaro  大学共同利用機関法人高エネルギー加速器研究機構, 物質構造科学研究所, 助教 (10800485)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywordsミュオン / 粒子検出器 / フェルミ結合定数
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、大強度のパルスミュオンビームを用いてミュオンの平均寿命を精密に測定するための測定器開発を行う。ミュオン寿命の精密測定によって標準模型の基本的かつ重要なパラメータのひとつであるFermi結合定数を決定することができる。先行実験の測定精度は統計誤差によって制限されており、本研究では10倍の精度向上を目指した要素開発を行う。SiPMを用いて細分化した粒子検出器、高速応答の信号処理回路、およびパイルアップの精密なモデルを実装した解析手法をそれぞれ開発し、次世代のミュオン寿命測定実験の実現に向けた計測システムを構築する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project, we developed a segmented positron detector aiming at precise muon lifetime measurement using an intense pulsed muon beam at J-PARC MLF MUSE. The following outcomes were obtained.
(1) A high-rate tolerant positron detector was developed by combining small scintillators, silicon photomultipliers, and fast-response front-end electronics. (2) We measured the lifetime of positive and negative muons using pulsed muon beams at MUSE and established a method to analyze the time spectrum with a function modeling the detector pileup.
With these results, significant progress was made toward realizing a new muon lifetime measurement.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ミュオンは素粒子の一種であり、その平均寿命の測定は素粒子物理学における標準模型の検証に役立つ。寿命測定によって、弱い相互作用の強さを表すフェルミ結合定数が求められる。近年、異なる手法で求められたフェルミ結合定数の不一致やWボソン質量の乖離が報告されており、フェルミ結合定数の新たな精密測定は標準模型の理解を深化させる上で重要な役割を果たす。また、測定対象を負ミュオンに拡大したことで、ミュオンと原子核との反応を介して核物理への展開も可能となった。
さらに、本研究で開発した高性能の粒子検出器はミュオンスピン分光器の高度化にも寄与し、ミュオンスピン緩和法を用いた物質科学研究への波及効果も期待できる。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 3 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Toward a high-precision measurement of the muon lifetime with an intense pulsed muon beam at J-PARC2022

    • Author(s)
      Sohtaro Kanda
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Science

      Volume: PoS(NuFact2021) Pages: 215-219

    • DOI

      10.22323/1.402.0215

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of muon spin rotation in muonic hydrogen atom2021

    • Author(s)
      S. Kanda and K. Ishida
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report

      Volume: 54 Pages: 139-139

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] New precise spectroscopy of the hyperfine structure in muonium with a high-intensity pulsed muon beam2021

    • Author(s)
      Kanda S.、Fukao Y.、Ikedo Y.、Ishida K.、Iwasaki M.、Kawall D.、Kawamura N.、Kojima K.M.、Kurosawa N.、Matsuda Y.、Mibe T.、Miyake Y.、Nishimura S.、Saito N.、Sato Y.、Seo S.、Shimomura K.、Strasser P.、Tanaka K.S.、Tanaka T.、Torii H.A.、Toyoda A.、Ueno Y.
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 815 Pages: 136154-136154

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136154

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of Detector Systems at J-PARC2021

    • Author(s)
      S. Kanda
    • Organizer
      DDM2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Toward a high-precision measurement of muon lifetime with an intense pulsed muon beam at J-PARC2021

    • Author(s)
      S. Kanda
    • Organizer
      NuFACT2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Microwave spectroscopy of the hyperfine structure in muonium: zero-field results and high-field preparation2021

    • Author(s)
      S. Kanda
    • Organizer
      NuFACT2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] A new search for time-reversal symmetry-breaking in muon decays2021

    • Author(s)
      S. Kanda
    • Organizer
      SPIN2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 次世代μSR分光器のための開発研究2021

    • Author(s)
      神田 聡太郎
    • Organizer
      測定器開発プラットフォーム研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ミュオン寿命の最高精度測定を目指した開発研究2020

    • Author(s)
      神田聡太郎
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2020年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 先端計測器開発で切り拓くミュオン科学の未来2020

    • Author(s)
      神田聡太郎
    • Organizer
      計測システム研究会2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      https://research.kek.jp/people/kanda/

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      https://research.kek.jp/people/kanda/

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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