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We derive in full generality the equations that govern the time dependence of the energy ℰ of the decay electrons in a muon g − 2 experiment. We include both electromagnetic and gravitational effects and we estimate possible systematics on the measurements of a ≡ (g − 2)/2, whose experimental uncertainty will soon reach ∆a/a ≈ 10−7. In addition to the standard modulation of ℰ when the motion is orthogonal to a constant magnetic field B, with angular frequency ωa = ea|B|/m, we study effects due to: (1) a non constant muon γ factor, in presence of electric fields E, (2) a correction due to a component of the muon velocity along B (the “pitch correction”), (3) corrections to the precession rate due to E fields, (4) non-trivial spacetime metrics. Oscillations along the radial and vertical directions of the muon lead to oscillations in ℰ with a relative size of order 10−6, for the BNL g − 2 experiment. We then find a subleading effect in the “pitch” correction, leading to a frequency shift of ∆ωa/ωa ≈ \( \mathcal{O} \)(10−9) and subleading effects of about ∆ωa/ωa ≈ few × \( \mathcal{O} \)(10−8–10−9) due to E fields. Finally we show that GR effects are dominated by the Coriolis force, due to the Earth rotation with angular frequency ωT, leading to a correction of about ∆ωa/ωa ≈ ωT /(γωa) ≈ \( \mathcal{O} \) (10−12). A similar correction might be more appreciable for future electron g − 2 experiments, being of order ∆ωa/ωa,el ≈ ωT /(ωa,el) ≈ 7 × 10−13, compared to the present experimental uncertainty, ∆ael/ael ≈ 10−10, and forecasted to reach soon ∆ael/ael ≈ 10−11.
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Notari, A., Bertacca, D. On systematic and GR effects on muon g − 2 experiments. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 30 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2019)030
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