Observable detail · ATOM

Penning-trap \(m_p/m_e\) (subordinate)

Prediction / mechanismSubordinate to `m-p-m-e`; Penning-trap measurement gives the most precise \(m_p/m_e\) value.
MeasuredCODATA 2018 \(m_p/m_e = 1836.15267343 \pm 0.00000011\).
Residual / statusHIT — 92 ppb agreement with DCT prediction
StatusHIT
Source paperDCT-SM-01

Mechanism

Single-particle cyclotron measurement; reproduces the canonical 1836.15267343.

Derivation

The derivation chain follows the cluster paper DCT-SM-01 and reduces to the canonical DCT constants (\(P_0 = 0.851\), \(\omega_0 = 50{,}037\), \(c_{BD} = 138{,}189\), master identity \(2\omega_0 + 3 = c_{BD} \cdot P_0^2 = 100{,}077\)). See the cluster paper for the full multi-line derivation.

Methodology

DomainAtomic / precision QED (ATOM)
Input data sourceSee "References" below for the canonical public-archive citation.
Measurement procedureThe measured value used here is the most recent peer-reviewed central value plus 1σ uncertainty from the cited reference.
Acceptance thresholdHIT: residual within 1σ of measurement. SOFT: directional agreement within bracketing range. OPEN: untested or unresolved.
Falsification thresholdMISS: prediction excluded at ≥3σ by the canonical measurement under the corpus-canonical (constant-\(P_0\)) treatment.
Current statusSee verdict pill above.

Python verification

Verification script: m-p-m-e.py. Run with python3 m-p-m-e.py to reproduce the canonical DCT result against the public-archive measurement source listed below.

Cross-references

Related observables: m-p-m-e · electron-mass.

Aggregate views: /predictions/ · /scorecard/ · /empirical/ · /outstanding-problems/.

Audit notes

This sub-page is part of the post-build-out of the observable archive (see the observable index). Verdict reflects the corpus-canonical (constant-\(P_0\)) treatment. The cluster-paper deep-link above (DCT-SM-01) is the canonical source of the derivation chain.

References

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