The Mu3e experiment

The Mu3e experiment is designed to search for charged lepton flavour violation in the process μ+→e+e−e+ with a branching ratio sensitivity of 10−16. This requires a detector capable of coping with rates of up to 2⋅109 muons/s whilst being able to reduce backgrounds from accidental coincidences and t...

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1. Verfasser: Berger, Niklaus (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 10 May 2014
In: Nuclear physics. Proceedings supplements
Year: 2014, Jahrgang: 248/250, Pages: 35-40
ISSN:1873-3832
DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.02.007
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.02.007
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920563214000085
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Verfasserangaben:Niklaus Berger for the Mu3e Collaboration
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Zusammenfassung:The Mu3e experiment is designed to search for charged lepton flavour violation in the process μ+→e+e−e+ with a branching ratio sensitivity of 10−16. This requires a detector capable of coping with rates of up to 2⋅109 muons/s whilst being able to reduce backgrounds from accidental coincidences and the process μ+→e+e−e+ν¯μνe to below the 10−16 level. The use of 50μm thin high-voltage monolithic active pixel sensors in conjunction with an innovative tracking concept provide the momentum and position resolution necessary, whilst the timing resolution is provided by a combination of scintillating fibres and tiles. The recently approved Mu3e experiment will be located at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and is currently preparing for detector construction.
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ISSN:1873-3832
DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.02.007