Recent developments in the LEMING experiment

20 May 2026, 12:00
30m
Festsaal (ÖAW)

Festsaal

ÖAW

Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Talk Session 10

Speaker

Francesco Lancellotti (ETH Zurich)

Description

The LEMING experiment aims to measure the gravitational interaction of muonium (Mu = μ⁺ + e⁻) and to perform next-generation laser spectroscopy. A high-intensity, subthermal vacuum muonium beam is produced via muon conversion in a thin layer of superfluid helium. This novel source enables sub-nanometer-sensitive measurements of muonium displacement due to gravitational acceleration and, potentially, for sub-kHz laser spectroscopy. Here we present recent developments of the experimental setup, including the generation of horizontal muonium beam in a microfluidic source integrated with the first grating, the prototype interferometer and high-resolution cryogenic Si detectors. Details of their construction, characterization, and performance validation are discussed.

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Co-author

Anna Soter (ETH Zürich)

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