A proposed high-precision measurement of the electron Compton wavelength (h/mec) using cryogenic metrological techniques
- 28 February 1978
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 11 (4) , L93-L98
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/11/4/001
Abstract
A high-precision method for determining the Compton wavelength of the electron is proposed, which relies on some of the unique properties of cryogenic environments. A uniform magnetic field will be trapped inside a precisely cylindrical superconducting tube. The measurement then requires the determination of the free precession frequency of 3He nuclei in this field and a measurement of the cross sectional area of the tube.Keywords
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