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Possibility of experimental determination of the Weinberg angle in the conversion channel of the. mu. /sup -/ muonic-atom 2s. -->. 1s transition

Journal Article · · Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5732324
We discuss the question of the accuracy with which it is possible to measure the parameter of the standard model of the electroweak interaction sin/sup 2/ theta/sub W/, where theta/sub W/ is the Weinberg angle, in an experiment on observation of the P-odd anisotropy ..cap alpha../sub e/, due to mixing of the muon-atom states Vertical Bar2s> and Vertical Bar2p> by the weak neutral interaction of the muon and the nucleus, of the angular distribution w(theta) = 1+..cap alpha../sub e/costheta of the conversion electrons of the 2s ..-->.. 1s muonic transition in light ..mu../sup -/ muonic atoms. For isolated muonic atoms of the region ..mu..He--..mu..Sc we have estimated the intensities of the various accompanying background processes which hinder the theoretical interpretation of the value of ..cap alpha../sub e/. According to the estimates, at the present time the muonic atoms which are most promising for determination of sin/sup 2/theta/sub W/ with an accuracy scale of a few percent are ..mu../sup 6/Li, ..mu../sup 7/Li, and ..mu../sup 9/Be.
Research Organization:
I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy
OSTI ID:
5732324
Journal Information:
Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 62:4; ISSN SPHJA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English