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Upper limit of the muon-neutrino mass and charged-pion mass from the momentum analysis of a surface muon beam

Abstract

Using a surface muon beam and a magnetic spectrometer equipped with a position-sensitive detector, we have measured the muon momentum from pion decay at rest {pi}{sup +}{yields}{mu}{sup +}{nu}{sub {mu}}, to be p{sub {mu}{sup +}}=(29.79200{+-}0.00011)MeV/c. This value together with the muon mass and the favoured pion mass leads to an upper limit of 0.17 MeV (90%CL) for the muon-neutrino mass. (author) 4 figs., 5 refs.
Authors:
Kettle, P R [1] 
  1. Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)
Publication Date:
Nov 01, 1996
Product Type:
Miscellaneous
Report Number:
PSI-PROC-96-03; CONF-9608192-
Reference Number:
SCA: 662430; PA: AIX-28:026745; EDB-97:046101; SN: 97001753657
Resource Relation:
Conference: Physics with neutrinos, Zuoz (Switzerland), 4-10 Aug 1996; Other Information: DN: Presented on behalf of the P{sub {mu}}{sup +} collaboration.; PBD: Nov 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the summer school on physics with neutrinos; Locher, M.P. [ed.]; PB: 266 p.; PSI-Proceedings--96-03
Subject:
66 PHYSICS; MASS; LIMITING VALUES; MUON NEUTRINOS; MUONS PLUS; MUON BEAMS; PIONS PLUS; PARTICLE DECAY; COSMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS
OSTI ID:
444517
Country of Origin:
Switzerland
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 1019-6447; Other: ON: DE97617666; TRN: CH9700128026745
Availability:
OSTI as DE97617666
Submitting Site:
CHN
Size:
pp. 249-253
Announcement Date:
Mar 28, 1997

Citation Formats

Kettle, P R. Upper limit of the muon-neutrino mass and charged-pion mass from the momentum analysis of a surface muon beam. Switzerland: N. p., 1996. Web.
Kettle, P R. Upper limit of the muon-neutrino mass and charged-pion mass from the momentum analysis of a surface muon beam. Switzerland.
Kettle, P R. 1996. "Upper limit of the muon-neutrino mass and charged-pion mass from the momentum analysis of a surface muon beam." Switzerland.
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title = {Upper limit of the muon-neutrino mass and charged-pion mass from the momentum analysis of a surface muon beam}
author = {Kettle, P R}
abstractNote = {Using a surface muon beam and a magnetic spectrometer equipped with a position-sensitive detector, we have measured the muon momentum from pion decay at rest {pi}{sup +}{yields}{mu}{sup +}{nu}{sub {mu}}, to be p{sub {mu}{sup +}}=(29.79200{+-}0.00011)MeV/c. This value together with the muon mass and the favoured pion mass leads to an upper limit of 0.17 MeV (90%CL) for the muon-neutrino mass. (author) 4 figs., 5 refs.}
place = {Switzerland}
year = {1996}
month = {Nov}
}