Abstract

The Mu2e collaboration proposes to search for the coherent, neutrinoless conversion of muons into electrons in the field of a nucleus, μ − N → e − N , with a single-event sensitivity of ∼ 10 − 16 , an improvement of a factor of 10,000 over existing limits. This lepton flavor-violating reaction probes mass scales unavailable by direct searches at either present or planned high energy colliders. The apparatus is described as well as a scheme by which the experiment can be mounted in the present Fermilab accelerator complex. Prospects for increased sensitivity using the Project X accelerator upgrades that are being proposed by Fermilab are briefly discussed.

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