The MEGA experiment, which searched for the muon- and electron-number violating decay μ-> e + γ, is described. The spectrometer system, the calibrations, the data taking procedures, the data analysis, and the sensitivity of the experiment are discussed. The most stringent upper limit on the branching ratio of μ-> e + γ) < 1.2 x 10^{-11} was obtained.

Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation J. J. Szymanski, J. F. Amann, K. Baker, D. Barlow, K. Black, R. D. Bolton, M. Brooks, S. Carius, Y. Chen, M. D. Cooper, P. S. Cooper, J. Crocker, M. Dzemidzic, R. J. Fisk, J. Flick, W. Foreman, C. A. Gagliardi, D. Haim, A. Hallin, R. Harrison, G. Hart, C. M. Hoffman, G. E. Hogan, E. B. Hughes, E. V. Hungerford, K. Johnston, C. Jui, G. J. Kim, J. E. Knott, D. D. Koetke, M. A. Kroupa, T. Kozlowski, K. Lan, D. Lee, F. Liu, R. Manweiler, R. Marshall, B. W. Mayes, R. E. Mischke, F. J. Naivar, B. M. K. Nefkens, J. Novak, M. A. Oothoudt, J. N. Otis, R. Phelps, L. E. Piilonen, C. Pillai, L. Pinsky, J. Price, M. W. Ritter, S. Schilling, T. D. S. Stanislaus, K. M. Stantz, W. Stephens, J. Sturrock, L. Tang, B. Tippens, R. E. Tribble, X.‐L. Tu, L. A. Van Ausdeln, W. vonWitsch, D. Whitehouse, C. Wilkinson, B. Wright, S. C. Wright, Y. Zhang, W. Zhou, X.‐G. Zhou, K. O. H. Ziock; MEGA: A search for the decay μ→eγ. AIP Conf. Proc. 10 July 1995; 338 (1): 789–792. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.48450 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAIP Publishing PortfolioAIP Conference Proceedings Search Advanced Search |Citation Search