Speaker
Prof.
E. Craig Dukes
(University of Virginia)
Description
The Mu2e experiment is designed to search for the charged-lepton-flavor-
violating process, μ− to a e−, with unprecedented sensitivity. The
single 105-MeV electron that results from this process can be mimicked
by electrons produced by cosmic-ray muons traversing the detector. An
active veto detector surrounding the apparatus is used to detect incoming
cosmic-ray muons. To reduce the backgrounds to the required level
it must have an efficiency of about 99.99% as well as excellent hermeticity.
The detector consists of four layers of scintillator counters, each
with two embedded wavelength-shifting fibers, whose light is detected
by silicon photomultipliers. The design and expected performance of
the cosmic ray veto detector will be described.
Primary author
Prof.
E. Craig Dukes
(University of Virginia)
