Breakthrough Measurement: Muon g-2 Experiment Determines Anomalous Magnetic Moment with Unprecedented Precision

The Muon g-2 collaboration at Fermilab has achieved the world's most precise measurement of the magnetic moment of the muon, reducing the error by over a factor of 2 compared to their previous measurement. The measurement is consistent with previous results and aims to explore potential physics beyond the Standard Model. The researchers are analyzing their final data set, which will include six years of data, to confirm whether the difference is a statistical fluke or caused by physics beyond the Standard Model.