Experimental Limiting Factors for the Search of μ→eγ at Future Facilities
The search for the Lepton Flavor Violating decay μ → e γ exploits the most intense continuous muon beams, which can currently deliver ∼ 10 8 muons per second. In the next decade, accelerator upgrades are expected in various facilities, making it feasible to have continuous beams with...
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doaj-3bd2e7372bad47149630c6e7c01781a82020-11-24T21:50:28ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972019-01-01512710.3390/universe5010027universe5010027Experimental Limiting Factors for the Search of μ→eγ at Future FacilitiesFrancesco Renga0Gianluca Cavoto1Angela Papa2Emanuele Ripiccini3Cecilia Voena4Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, L.go B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, ItalyDépartement de Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire, Université de Genève, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Genève, SwitzerlandIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, ItalyThe search for the Lepton Flavor Violating decay μ → e γ exploits the most intense continuous muon beams, which can currently deliver ∼ 10 8 muons per second. In the next decade, accelerator upgrades are expected in various facilities, making it feasible to have continuous beams with an intensity of 10 9 or even 10 10 muons per second. We investigate the experimental limiting factors that will define the ultimate performances, and hence the sensitivity, in the search for μ → e γ with a continuous beam at these extremely high rates. We then consider some conceptual detector designs and evaluate the corresponding sensitivity as a function of the beam intensity.http://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/5/1/27lepton flavor violationphysics beyond the standard modelmuon decaysintensity frontier |
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Francesco Renga Gianluca Cavoto Angela Papa Emanuele Ripiccini Cecilia Voena |
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Experimental Limiting Factors for the Search of μ→eγ at Future Facilities |
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Experimental Limiting Factors for the Search of μ→eγ at Future Facilities |
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Experimental Limiting Factors for the Search of μ→eγ at Future Facilities |
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Experimental Limiting Factors for the Search of μ→eγ at Future Facilities |
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Experimental Limiting Factors for the Search of μ→eγ at Future Facilities |
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experimental limiting factors for the search of μ→eγ at future facilities |
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2218-1997 |
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The search for the Lepton Flavor Violating decay μ → e γ exploits the most intense continuous muon beams, which can currently deliver ∼ 10 8 muons per second. In the next decade, accelerator upgrades are expected in various facilities, making it feasible to have continuous beams with an intensity of 10 9 or even 10 10 muons per second. We investigate the experimental limiting factors that will define the ultimate performances, and hence the sensitivity, in the search for μ → e γ with a continuous beam at these extremely high rates. We then consider some conceptual detector designs and evaluate the corresponding sensitivity as a function of the beam intensity. |
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lepton flavor violation physics beyond the standard model muon decays intensity frontier |
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