POSSIBLE NEUTRINOLESS DECAY MODES OF THE MUON

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.126.375· OSTI ID:4831350

Dreitlein, J; Primakoff, H

An phenomenological theory is given of possible twophoton" neutrinoless decay processes- mu /sup plus or minus / yields e/sup plus or minus / + gamma + gamma ; mu /sup -/+ nucleus yields mu /sup -/ + gamma (virtual Coulomb) + nucleus yields e/sup gamma + nucleus; and mu /sup -/ + nucleus yields mu /sup -/ + gamma (virtual Coulomb) + gamma (virtual Coulomb) + nucleus yields e/sup -/ + nucleus. It is found that the decay, mu / sup -/ + nucleus yields e/sup -/ + gamma + nucleus, is the most probable of the three under consideration. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• NSA Number: NSA-16-018367
• OSTI ID: 4831350
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 126; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

DECAY
ELECTRONS
MUONS
MUONS-MINUS
NUCLEI
PHOTONS
PHYSICS
POSITRONS