Rabi Experiments on the $\sigma$ and $\pi$ Hyperfine Transitions in Hydrogen and Status of ASACUSA's Antihydrogen Program

TL;DR

This paper reports on hyperfine-structure measurements of antihydrogen and hydrogen, discussing experimental progress, systematic effects, and methods to improve precision in testing fundamental symmetries.

Contribution

It presents new experimental results on hyperfine transitions in antihydrogen and hydrogen, along with strategies to mitigate systematic effects in these measurements.

Findings

Successful investigation of $\sigma_1$ and $\pi_1$ transitions

Identification of systematic effects from resonance interference

Proposed methods to manage systematic uncertainties

Abstract

We report on the status of the in-beam hyperfine-structure measurements on ground-state antihydrogen by ASACUSA and on recent results obtained in supporting measurements from hydrogen. The $\sigma_1$ and $\pi_1$ transitions can now be investigated, which is beneficial from both theoretical and experimental perspectives. We discuss systematic effects from resonance interference originating from the chosen field geometries in the interaction region, and how their impact can be managed by appropriate data-taking or design concepts.