Status of the Mu3e experiment

Abstract: 

The upcoming Mu3e experiment searches for the lepton
flavour violating decay μ + →e + e e + aiming for a final single
event sensitivity of 1 x 10 -16 . We are currently finalizing the
design of the first phase, which will have single event
sensitivity of 2 x 10 -15 , which will exploit the current muon
rates available at the Paul Scherrer Institute. The Mu3e
detector consist of 4 layers of ultra-thin silicon pixels
developed for this experiment, combined with scintillating
fibers and tile timing detectors to deal with the high decay
rates. Current prototypes meet all requirements, and the
project is moving from the R&D phase to construction.

Speaker : 

Dr. Frederik Wauters (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany)

Location: 

Presentation at 3:45 PM, NPL 178 Coffee and cookies starting at 3:30 PM

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