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arxiv: 1403.0312 · v4 · pith:BSZQNFNQnew · submitted 2014-03-03 · ✦ hep-ex · physics.atom-ph· physics.ins-det

First Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy of the Ground-state Positronium

classification ✦ hep-ex physics.atom-phphysics.ins-det
keywords positroniumfirstmillimeter-wavespectroscopysystemaccumulatebreit-wignercavity
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We report on the first measurement of the Breit-Wigner resonance of the transition from {\it ortho-}positronium to {\it para-}positronium. We have developed an optical system to accumulate a power of over 20 kW using a frequency-tunable gyrotron and a Fabry-P\'{e}rot cavity. This system opens a new era of millimeter-wave spectroscopy, and enables us to directly determine both the hyperfine interval and the decay width of {\it p-}Ps.

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