z-logo
open-access-imgOpen Access
Improved tests of muon and electron flavor symmetry in muon processes
Author(s) -
W. Molzon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hnps advances in nuclear physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2654-0088
pISSN - 2654-007X
DOI - 10.12681/hnps.2777
Subject(s) - muon , physics , particle physics , nuclear physics , limit (mathematics) , electron , symmetry (geometry) , sensitivity (control systems) , mathematics , engineering , mathematical analysis , geometry , electronic engineering
I review the motivation for and status of searches for violation of muon and electron number conservation, concentrating on muon initiated processes. I then discuss the progress expected in the next few years, concentrating on a new experiment, E940 at BNL (the MECO experiment). It will improve the experimental sensitivity for the process μ^-Ν —> e^-N to below 10^-16 , roughly 4 orders of magnitude better than the current limit.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.
Having issues? You can contact us here