(1) Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen-PSI, Switzerland;(2) Physik-Departement, TU München, Germany;(3) Institut für Teilchenphysik, ETH Zürich, Switzerland;(4) Kurchatov Inst., Russian Research Center, Moscow, Russia
Abstract:
Very recent results relevant to the planning of laser spectroscopy of the 2s-2p splitting in the µp atom are presented. An experimental configuration providing a sufficiently small muon stopping volume at the lowest pressures has been tested. The first experimental indications for the existence of a long-lived 2s fraction at low pressure are discussed.