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arxiv: 1002.4567 · v3 · pith:AG4NUW3Dnew · submitted 2010-02-24 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph · cond-mat.mtrl-sci· hep-ex· quant-ph

Measurement of Positronium hyperfine splitting with quantum oscillation

classification ⚛️ physics.atom-ph cond-mat.mtrl-scihep-exquant-ph
keywords oscillationpositroniumenergyhyperfinemeasurementprecisequantumsplitting
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Interference between different energy eigenstates in a quantum system results in an oscillation with a frequency which is proportional to the difference in energy between the states. Such an oscillation is observable in polarized positronium when it is placed in a magnetic field. In order to measure the hyperfine splitting of positronium, we perform the precise measurement of this oscillation using a high quality superconducting magnet and fast photon-detectors. A result of $203.324 \pm 0.039\rm{~(stat.)} \pm 0.015\rm{(~sys.)}$~GHz is obtained which is consistent with both theoretical calculations and previous precise measurements.

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