Experimental searches for muon decays beyond the Standard Model

The study of muon properties and decays played a crucial role in the early years of particle physics and contributed over decades to build and consolidate the Standard Model. At present, searches for muon decays beyond the Standard Model are performed by exploiting intense beams of muons, and plans...

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Main Author: Francesco Renga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Reviews in Physics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405428318300601
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Summary:The study of muon properties and decays played a crucial role in the early years of particle physics and contributed over decades to build and consolidate the Standard Model. At present, searches for muon decays beyond the Standard Model are performed by exploiting intense beams of muons, and plans exist to upgrade the present facilities or build new ones, which would open new prospects for the quest of new physics in this sector. In this paper I review the present status of the search for muon decays beyond the Standard Model, with a special attention to the most conventional muon lepton flavor violation experiments, but also considering more exotic scenarios and future outlooks. Keywords: Muon decays, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Lepton flavor violation
ISSN:2405-4283