(A high sensitivity search for mu gamma: The mega experiment at LAMPF)

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6314042· OSTI ID:6314042

During the past 12 month period the Valparaiso University group has been active on LAMPF experiment 969, known as the MEGA experiment. This experiment is a search for the decay {mu} {minus}> e {gamma}, a decay which would violate lepton number conservation and which is strictly forbidden by the standard model for electroweak interactions. Previous searches for this decay mode have set limit the present day limit of 4.9 {times} 10{sup {minus}11}. The MEGA experiment is designed to test the standard model predictions to one part in 10{sup +13}.

• Research Organization: Valparaiso Univ., IN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-88ER40416
• OSTI ID: 6314042
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/40416-T1; ON: DE91006733
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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