This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides funding to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA to support the Moller Experiment, which will precisely measure the electron-electron weak interaction. The $182,900 award, active from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will enable the construction and commissioning of particle detection system components and the development of particle-tracking software for data analysis. The project will involve graduate students and a postdoctoral researcher to build skills in precision nuclear physics experimentation and large data set analysis. The Moller Experiment aims to determine the electroweak mixing angle to a precision comparable to the best high-energy measurements, which could provide evidence for new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.
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