Mu2e: A Search for Charged Lepton Flavor Violation in $μN → eN$ Conversion with a Sensitivity $< 10^{-16}$

Pezzullo, G.

doi:10.22323/1.340.0583

Title: Mu2e: A Search for Charged Lepton Flavor Violation in $μN → eN$ Conversion with a Sensitivity $$< 10^{-16}$$

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Mu2e will search for coherent, neutrino-less conversion of muons into electrons in the field of a nucleus with a sensitivity improvement of a factor of 10,000 over existing limits. Such a charged lepton flavor-violating reaction probes new physics at a scale unavailable with direct searches at either present or planned high energy colliders. The experiment both complements and extends the current studies at MEG and at the LHC.We present the physics motivation for Mu2e, as well as the design of the muon beamline, tracking spectrometer, and calorimeter. The Mu2e experiment is under design and construction at the Muon Campus of Fermilab. The experiment will begin near the end of 2020 with 3 years of running from 2021 to 2024.

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Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Aug 02 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Contributing Org.:: Mu2e Collaboration

OSTI Identifier:: 1504473

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-CONF-18-661-E
Journal ID: ISSN 1824-8039; 1727308

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: PoS - Proceedings of Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 340; Journal ID: ISSN 1824-8039

Publisher:: SISSA

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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                    Pezzullo, G. Mu2e: A Search for Charged Lepton Flavor Violation in $μN → eN$ Conversion with a Sensitivity $< 10^{-16}$.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
Web.  doi:10.22323/1.340.0583.

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                    Pezzullo, G. Mu2e: A Search for Charged Lepton Flavor Violation in $μN → eN$ Conversion with a Sensitivity $< 10^{-16}$.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.22323/1.340.0583

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"Mu2e: A Search for Charged Lepton Flavor Violation in $μN → eN$ Conversion with a Sensitivity $< 10^{-16}$".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.22323/1.340.0583.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1504473.

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  abstractNote = {Mu2e will search for coherent, neutrino-less conversion of muons into electrons in the field of a nucleus with a sensitivity improvement of a factor of 10,000 over existing limits. Such a charged lepton flavor-violating reaction probes new physics at a scale unavailable with direct searches at either present or planned high energy colliders. The experiment both complements and extends the current studies at MEG and at the LHC.We present the physics motivation for Mu2e, as well as the design of the muon beamline, tracking spectrometer, and calorimeter. The Mu2e experiment is under design and construction at the Muon Campus of Fermilab. The experiment will begin near the end of 2020 with 3 years of running from 2021 to 2024.},

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