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Introduction to
Helicity
Particle Physics of μSR
The World's μSR Facilities
Basic Techniques of μSR
Applications of μSR
Jess H. Brewer 15 May 2004
Jess H. Brewer 15 May 2004
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Suppose you sign up your home computer for the SETI
search
and the data they give you to analyze contains this message:
We of Barnard's Star II have been studying your Earth civilizationfor decades and have now deciphered your language, units ofmeasurement and cultural conventions by watching your TVbroadcasts. We would like to begin trading with Earth, but wewish to negotiate exclusively through the first person to receivethis message.
Our specialty is manufacturing metal fasteners (nuts and bolts)and we will send you a shipment to sell for us at 10% of standardEarth prices as soon as we receive your message explaining thedifference between right-handed and left-handed threads.
We of Barnard's Star II have been studying your Earth civilizationfor decades and have now deciphered your language, units ofmeasurement and cultural conventions by watching your TVbroadcasts. We would like to begin trading with Earth, but wewish to negotiate exclusively through the first person to receivethis message.
Our specialty is manufacturing metal fasteners (nuts and bolts)and we will send you a shipment to sell for us at 10% of standardEarth prices as soon as we receive your message explaining thedifference between right-handed and left-handed threads.
What message would you send to land this entreprenuerial plum?
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“left handed” = negative helicity
“right handed” = positive helicity
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+
+
p pS S
S =0
Pion Decay:
Conservation of Linear Momentum: The + is emitted with momentum equal & opposite to that of the
+ + +
Conservation of Angular Momentum: + & have equal & opposite spin.
Some pions stop in the “skin” of the primary production target. They have zero linear momentum and zero angular momentum.
Weak Interaction: Only “left-handed”
's
are created.
Weak Interaction: Only “left-handed”
's
are created.
mirror
XThus the emerging + has its spin pointingantiparallel to its momentum direction.
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What's a PION ?
An unstable elementary particle
(mean lifetime ≈ 26 ns)
made when protons hit nuclei.
“Nuclear glue” (Yukawa, 1937)
Mass intermediate between electron and proton, hence
called a “meson”.
No spin.
Three types: +, 0, -
+ + +
What's a MUON ?
A slightly more stable particle
(mean lifetime ≈ 2.2 µs)
µ- = “heavy electron”
(mµ ≈ 207 me)
µ+ = “light proton” (mµ ≈ mp/9)
Spin precesses in a magnetic field:
µ+ e+ + e+
μ (asymmetrically)
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TRIUMF
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Lower half ofTRIUMF
cyclotronmagnet
1972
InsideTRIUMF
cyclotron
today
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High EnergyProton
Carbon orBerylliumNuclei
Pion
Muon
Neutrino
4.1 MeV = 2.2 s
500 MeV
= 26 ns
Primary ProductionTarget
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+
+
p pS S
S =0
Pion Decay:
Conservation of Linear Momentum: The + is emitted with momentum equal & opposite to that of the
+ + +
Conservation of Angular Momentum: + & have equal & opposite spin.
A pion stops in the “skin” of the primary production target. It has zero linear momentum and zero angular momentum.
Weak Interaction: Only “left-handed” 's
are created.
Thus the emerging + has its spin pointingantiparallel to its momentum direction,giving X
mirror
spinpolarizedmuons.
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Muon Decay
Neutrinos have negative helicity, antineutrinos positive.
An ultrarelativistic positron behaves like an antineutrino.
Thus the positron tends to be emitted along the muon spin
when e and
μ go off together (highest energy e+ ).
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+-Decay Asymmetry
Angular distribution of positrons from +-decay. The asymmetry isa = 1/3 when all positron energies are detected with equal probability.
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Spin Precession
magneticfield
What happens when you try to tip a top?
Instead of tipping over the way you twist,
it moves sideways! This is how you steer
a bicycle, though you never think about it.
If gravity keeps trying to tip over the top,
it keeps slipping away sideways.
This is called precession.
Many elementary particles
(like protons, electrons & muons)
have an intrinsic spin like a little
top that never needs winding.
When a magnetic field tries to
tip them over, guess what we get!
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The World's μSR Facilities
Basic Techniques of μSR
Applications of μSR
Visit our Web site! http://musr.org
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PSIISISTRIUMF
KEK
Where in the World is μSR? Where in the World is μSR?
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Transverse Field (TF)-µSR Transverse Field (TF)-µSR
Typical time spectrum (histogram)
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Zero Field (ZF)-µSR Zero Field (ZF)-µSR
Typical asymmetry spectrum
( B – F )──────( B + F )
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Brewer's List of μSR Acronyms
Transverse
Field
Zero Field
Longitudinal
Field
Avoided
Level
Crossing
Resonance
Muon
Spin
Echo
Muon
Spin
Resonance
Fourier
Transform
µSR
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“Themes” in µSR “Themes” in µSR
Muonium as light Hydrogen (Mu = µ+e-) (H = p+e-)
● Mu vs. H atom Chemistry:
- gases, liquids & solids
- Best test of reaction rate theories.
- Study “unobservable” H atom rxns.
- Discover new radical species.
● Mu vs. H in Semiconductors:
- Until recently, µ +SR → only data on
metastable H states in semiconductors!
The Muon as a Probe
● Quantum Diffusion: µ + in metals (compare H+); Mu in nonmetals
(compare H).
● Probing Magnetism: unequalled sensitivity
- Local fields: electronic structure; ordering
- Dynamics: electronic, nuclear spins
● Probing Superconductivity: (esp. HTcSC)
- Coexistence of SC & Magnetism
- Magnetic Penetration Depth λ
- Coherence Length ξ
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Magnetic Field Distributionof a Vortex Lattice
NbSe2
Time (s)
AP
x(t)
, AP
y(t)
Frequency (MHz)
Rea
l Am
plitu
de (
10-2)
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a
b
in the Meissner & Vortex States
Hc
0 20 40 60 80 1000
20
40
60
80
Meissner State: Microwave, H=0 kOe W.N. Hardy et al., PRL 70, 3999 (1993)
Vortex State: SR, H=5 kOe J.E. Sonier et al., PRL 72, 744 (1994)
s-wave
Single CrystalYBa
2Cu
3O
6.95
1/ab
2 (m
-2)
Temperature (K)
ab in the Meissner & Vortex States