Mu2e : A proposal to extend the sensitivity to charged lepton flavour violation by 4 orders of magnitude.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Planned Impact
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| Description | This award allowed the development of a Stopping Target Monitor for the Mu2e experiment. The detector and readout electronics are now based at the Fermilab site, in preparation for the experimental campaigns. |
| Exploitation Route | The system will be used for particle physics experiments, so primarily for academic and scientific audiences. |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | Experimental Particle Physics Consolidated Grant 2019 |
| Amount | £6,937,852 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/S000879/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | Experimental Particle Physics Consolidated Grant 2022-2025 |
| Amount | £6,907,923 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/W000466 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | INTENSE: Particle physics experiments at the high intensity frontier, from new physics to spin-offs. A cooperative Europe - United States - Japan effort |
| Amount | £1,921,167 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 822185 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Measurement of moon anomalous magnetic moment of g-2 experiment |
| Amount | £545,073 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2113472 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | The Tale of Two Tunnels |
| Amount | £77,545 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/S000127/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2018 |
| End | 04/2020 |
| Title | STM HPGe data sets collected at low rates (Liverpool) and high rates (HZDR Dresden beam time) |
| Description | Sets of data collected for low gamma interaction rate in the STM HPGe detectors at Liverpool and a high rates during an experimental campaign at HZDR Dresden with competitive beam time. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | This data set has been used to inform algorithm development for the STM |
| Description | STM Collaborators |
| Organisation | Boston University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The research team have made experimental data available from the Mu2e germanium detectors based at Liverpool to collaborators at Purdue and Boston, for algorithm development. We have also provided expertise to generate user manuals for their operation and input to mechanical designs of collimation systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres have provided beam time at no cost at their ELBE facility for experimental tests of the Mu2e detectors. The beam tests are being supported by all other partners during the experiments. |
| Impact | Technical reports |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | STM Collaborators |
| Organisation | City University of New York (CUNY) |
| Department | City College of New York |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The research team have made experimental data available from the Mu2e germanium detectors based at Liverpool to collaborators at Purdue and Boston, for algorithm development. We have also provided expertise to generate user manuals for their operation and input to mechanical designs of collimation systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres have provided beam time at no cost at their ELBE facility for experimental tests of the Mu2e detectors. The beam tests are being supported by all other partners during the experiments. |
| Impact | Technical reports |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | STM Collaborators |
| Organisation | Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres |
| Department | Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The research team have made experimental data available from the Mu2e germanium detectors based at Liverpool to collaborators at Purdue and Boston, for algorithm development. We have also provided expertise to generate user manuals for their operation and input to mechanical designs of collimation systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres have provided beam time at no cost at their ELBE facility for experimental tests of the Mu2e detectors. The beam tests are being supported by all other partners during the experiments. |
| Impact | Technical reports |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | STM Collaborators |
| Organisation | Purdue University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The research team have made experimental data available from the Mu2e germanium detectors based at Liverpool to collaborators at Purdue and Boston, for algorithm development. We have also provided expertise to generate user manuals for their operation and input to mechanical designs of collimation systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres have provided beam time at no cost at their ELBE facility for experimental tests of the Mu2e detectors. The beam tests are being supported by all other partners during the experiments. |
| Impact | Technical reports |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Early Career Engagement Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk and participated as a panelist at an early Career Event for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers at the Institute of Physics in London. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Mu2e Seminar at University of Warwick |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Online seminar with particle physics researchers and PhD students from the University of Warwick to describe the Mu2e experiment from a nuclear physics perspective. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | School Visit (Ballycastle) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 50 pupils attended a seminar delivered at Cross and Passion School, Ballycastle. After the seminar, emails were received from teachers and parents of pupils who attended. The school also posted on social media about the seminar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |