Mu2e upgrade physics reach optimization studies for the PIP-II era
Abstract
The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab is being designed to study the coherent neutrino-less conversion of a negative muon into an electron in the field of a nucleus. This process has an extremely low probability in the Standard Model and its observation would provide unambiguous evidence for BSM physics. The Mu2e design aims to reach a single-event-sensitivity of about 2.5 x 10-17 and will probe effective new physics mass scales in the 103 -104 TeV range, well beyond the reach of the LHC. This work examines the maximum beam power that can be tolerated for beam energies in the 0.5-8 GeV range exploring variations in the geometry in the region of the production target using the MARS15 code. Lastly, this has implications for how the sensitivity might be further improved with a second generation experiment using an upgraded proton beam from the PIP-II project, which will be capable of providing MW beams to Fermilab experiments later in the next decade.
- Authors:
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- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1390201
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-16-682-APC-PPD
Journal ID: ISSN 1824-8039; 1596502
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- PoS Proceedings of Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: ICHEP2016; Conference: 38. International Conference on High Energy Physics, Chicago, IL (United States), 3-10 Aug 2016; Journal ID: ISSN 1824-8039
- Publisher:
- SISSA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Pronskikh, Vitaly S., Glenzinski, Douglas, Mokhov, Nikolai, and Tschirhart, Robert. Mu2e upgrade physics reach optimization studies for the PIP-II era. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web.
Pronskikh, Vitaly S., Glenzinski, Douglas, Mokhov, Nikolai, & Tschirhart, Robert. Mu2e upgrade physics reach optimization studies for the PIP-II era. United States.
Pronskikh, Vitaly S., Glenzinski, Douglas, Mokhov, Nikolai, and Tschirhart, Robert. Tue .
"Mu2e upgrade physics reach optimization studies for the PIP-II era". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1390201.
@article{osti_1390201,
title = {Mu2e upgrade physics reach optimization studies for the PIP-II era},
author = {Pronskikh, Vitaly S. and Glenzinski, Douglas and Mokhov, Nikolai and Tschirhart, Robert},
abstractNote = {The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab is being designed to study the coherent neutrino-less conversion of a negative muon into an electron in the field of a nucleus. This process has an extremely low probability in the Standard Model and its observation would provide unambiguous evidence for BSM physics. The Mu2e design aims to reach a single-event-sensitivity of about 2.5 x 10-17 and will probe effective new physics mass scales in the 103 -104 TeV range, well beyond the reach of the LHC. This work examines the maximum beam power that can be tolerated for beam energies in the 0.5-8 GeV range exploring variations in the geometry in the region of the production target using the MARS15 code. Lastly, this has implications for how the sensitivity might be further improved with a second generation experiment using an upgraded proton beam from the PIP-II project, which will be capable of providing MW beams to Fermilab experiments later in the next decade.},
doi = {},
journal = {PoS Proceedings of Science},
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volume = ICHEP2016,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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