Muon beams towards muonium physics: progress and prospects

TL;DR

This review discusses recent advancements and future prospects in muon beam technology and muonium physics, highlighting improvements in beam quality, novel methods, and their applications across physics and materials science.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent progress, new methods, and future directions in muon beam development and high-precision muonium research.

Findings

Significant improvements in muon beam quality and polarization.

Development of novel detection techniques for high sensitivity.

Potential applications across particle physics, nuclear physics, and materials science.

Abstract

Advances in accelerator technology have led to significant improvements in the quality of muon beams over the past decades. Investigations of the muon and muonium enable precise measurements of fundamental constants, as well as searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model. Furthermore, by utilizing muon beams with high intensity and polarization, studies of the dynamics of the muon and muonium within atomic level can offer valuable insights into materials science. This review presents recent progress and prospects at the frontiers of muon beams and high-precision muonium physics. It also provides an overview of novel methods and detection techniques to achieve high sensitivities in different areas, including particle physics, nuclear physics, materials science and beyond.