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A study of the decay {mu} {yields} e{gamma} by the MEGA experiment

Conference ·
OSTI ID:442222
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Houston Univ., TX (United States); and others
The MEGA experiment is designed to search for the lepton-flavor number non-conserving rare decay {mu} {yields} {ital e}{gamma}. Data- taking is complete, with 450 million events on tape taken over approximately 10{sup 7} seconds. A small portion of the data sample has been processed through the complete event reconstruction codes to search for the {mu} {yields} {ital e}{gamma} process. No evidence for the {mu} {yields} {ital e}{gamma} decay is observed at a sensitivity of {approximately}7 x 10{sup -11} (90% confidence).
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
442222
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--96-3749; CONF-960765--48; ON: DE97001958
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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