Published July 10, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

MEGA: A search for the decay μ→eγ

  • 1. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (United States)
  • 2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
  • 3. Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668 (United States)
  • 4. UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024 (United States)
  • 5. University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77004 (United States)
  • 6. Fermilab, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, Illinois (United States)
  • 7. University of Chicago, 5630 Ellis, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
  • 8. Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 (United States)
  • 9. Texas A ampersand M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (United States)
  • 10. Virginia Polytechnic Institute ampersand State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 (United States)
  • 11. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 (United States)
  • 12. Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)

Description

The MEGA experiment is designed to search for the rare decay μ→eγ with a branching ratio sensitivity of ∼5x10-13. Production data have been taken during 1992 and 1993, and the detector is working as expected. Following a complete analysis, the present data set should represent an improvement of 12--15 in sensitivity over the previous limit of μ→eγ. copyright 1995 American Institute of Physics

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
338
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 789-792.
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
5. conference on intersections between particle and nuclear physics.
Dates
31 May - 6 Jun 1994.
Place
St. Petersburg, FL (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
27063887
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BRANCHING RATIO; ELECTRONS; MUONS; PHOTONS; RADIATIVE DECAY
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PARTICLE DECAY

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-940514--.