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Title: The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab: A search for lepton flavor violation

Abstract

The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab will search for the charged lepton flavor violating process of neutrino-less μ→e coherent conversion in the field of an aluminum nucleus. About 7 ∙ 1017 muons, provided by a dedicated muon beam line in construction at Fermilab, will be stopped in 3 years in the aluminum target. The corresponding single event sensitivity will be 2.5∙10$$-$$17 . Here in this paper a brief overview of the physics explored by the μ→e conversion is given, followed by a description of the Mu2e experimental apparatus and the expected detector performance.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. INFN, Pisa (Italy)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
Mu2e
OSTI Identifier:
1365575
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-17-167-E; arXiv:1705.06461
Journal ID: ISSN 2405-6014; 1598400; TRN: US1702188
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 285-286; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-6014
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; charged lepton flavor violation; Mu2e

Citation Formats

Pezzullo, Gianantonio. The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab: A search for lepton flavor violation. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2017.03.002.
Pezzullo, Gianantonio. The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab: A search for lepton flavor violation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2017.03.002
Pezzullo, Gianantonio. Thu . "The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab: A search for lepton flavor violation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2017.03.002. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1365575.
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title = {The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab: A search for lepton flavor violation},
author = {Pezzullo, Gianantonio},
abstractNote = {The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab will search for the charged lepton flavor violating process of neutrino-less μ→e coherent conversion in the field of an aluminum nucleus. About 7 ∙ 1017 muons, provided by a dedicated muon beam line in construction at Fermilab, will be stopped in 3 years in the aluminum target. The corresponding single event sensitivity will be 2.5∙10$-$17 . Here in this paper a brief overview of the physics explored by the μ→e conversion is given, followed by a description of the Mu2e experimental apparatus and the expected detector performance.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2017.03.002},
journal = {Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings},
number = C,
volume = 285-286,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Thu May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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