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Mu2e Newcomer FAQ: Physics and the Experiment
What is Mu2e trying to measure? | |
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Mu2e is an experiment designed to measure the conversion of a muon into an electron (in the field of the nucleus) without the emission of the neutrinos. In the standard model, lepton conservation tells us that when a muon decays to an electron there should be an accompanying muon neutrino to conserve muon number in the decay and an anti-electron neutrino to conserve electron number. |
What physics beyond the Standard Model could the experiment be sensitive to? | |
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SUSY, etc. here for a test |
Where did the idea originate? -- answer needed | |
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testing |
What competing and complementary measurements are being done by other experiments and what is the current best limit? | |
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testing |
Where do the muons come from? | |
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testing |
Why does the TS have two bends instead of one | |
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The first bend separates positive and negative particles, negative goes up and positive goes down. In the middle section between the bends, upper part of beam goes through while lower part gets absorbed. Now the beam is primarily negative particles and it is slightly high. The second bend, realigns the beam by bringing it down to axis. |
Why does the production target have fins? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The target heats up because of the proton beam. The temperature to which the target reaches is high enough to make the target sag. If part of the target is not on axis due to sagging, our pion and thereby muon yield is reduced. The fins add to rigidity (structural integrity) and increase radiative cooling.
Mu2e Newcomer FAQ: Organization and Logistics
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