Invited Seminars <https://indico.iihe.ac.be/category/6/>
IIHE invited seminar: The running of the electromagnetic coupling
constant and the MUonE experiment
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byProf.Roberto Tenchini
//Friday 13 Jan 2023, 15:00→16:30Europe/Brussels
//G/1-G.1.03 - J. Sacton (Building G)
Description
*Abstract:*Precision measurements in the electroweak sector require the
knowledge of the fine structure constant, a(q^2 ), for their
interpretation. In electroweak global fits, or in the interpretation of
the results of the g-2 experiment, this “running constant” is computed
from theory. In this seminar I will discuss the perspectives for direct
measurements of a(q^2 ). In particular, I will describe in some detail
the MUonE experiment, aimed at measuring the leading hadronic
contribution to g-2 via high energy me scattering.
*About the speaker:*prof. Roberto Tenchini played an important role in
the fixed target NA7 experiment in the eighties. He then moved to LEP
where he was involved in several measurements in the electroweak sector
and became spokesperson for the ALEPH experiment. At LHC he has been
convener of electroweak and top-quark physics groups within the CMS
experiment. A few years ago, he proposed the MUonE experiment. He is
currently president of the Italian national committee for particle
physics at accelerators (INFN CSN1).
Organised by
Ioana Maris and Steven Lowette