Muon Particle Physics Programs at J-PARC - the COMET Experiment
by
Prof.Yoshitaka KUNO(Osaka University)
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Europe/Rome
Aula Seminari (LNF INFN)
Aula Seminari
LNF INFN
Via Enrico Fermi, 40
00044 Frascati
Description
The muon particle physics program at J-PARC will be mentioned, in
particular charged lepton flavor violation with muons. Muon to electron conversion in a muonic atom is a process of charged lepton flavor violation (CLFV). The COMET experiment aims to search for muon to electron conversion at J-PARC with single-event sensitivity of
3x10^{-17}. which is about 10,000 improvement over the current limit.
Recently the COMET experiment has taken a staged approach. COMET
Phase-I. as the first phase, aims at a single-event sensitivity of
3x10^{-15} with a partial part of the full muon beam line and a Phase-I dedicated detector in the order of about 10^{6} sec. The funds for COMET Phase-I has been approved as the supplemental budget, and the construction has started in 2013. The physics run is expected to start in 2018-9. The COMET Phase-II will follow immediately. In this talk, I will describe physics motivation of CLFV, and the details of COMET Phase-I / Phase-II together with the current status.
