The Mu2e Experiment at Fermilab

TL;DR

The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab aims to detect rare muon-to-electron conversions, probing new physics beyond current collider capabilities with unprecedented sensitivity.

Contribution

This paper introduces the Mu2e experiment, detailing its design, physics motivation, and current development status to advance searches for charged lepton flavor violation.

Findings

Design of the Mu2e detector system

Projected sensitivity to muon-to-electron conversion

Complementarity with other physics searches

Abstract

The Mu2e Experiment at Fermilab will search for the coherent, neutrinoless conversion of muons into electrons in the field of an aluminium nucleus with an unprecedented sensitivity. Such a charged lepton flavor-violating reaction probes new physics at a scale inaccessible with direct searches at either present or planned high energy colliders. Moreover, the Mu2e experiment both complements and extends the current search for the {\mu} $\to$ e{\gamma} decay at MEG and searches for new physics at the LHC. We will present the physics motivation for Mu2e, the experimental setup and the current status of the experiment.