Grant: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
TRIUMF
$225,000.00
Rare decay experiments
FY 2007-08
Summary
Precise measurements of rare pion and K meson decays which have precise Standard Model predictions, enable exacting tests of current theories and searches for new physics at extremely high mass scales. Prominent among such processes, are the decays of a pion to an electron and a neutrino which provides the best test of the principle of electron-muon universality and severely constrainshypotheses for physics beyond the Standard Model. This proposal is aimed at a measurement of the ratio of rates for pion decay to electrons and muons with an improvement in precision by an order of magnitude.
Program
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
157985-2007
Name nom
Bryman, Douglas
Department département
Physics and Astronomy
Organization id
8
Institution établissement
TRIUMF
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2007
Competition year année de concours
2007
Award amount
225000
Program id
SAPPJ
Program name en
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
Program name fr
Enveloppe de physique subatomique - De projet
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
19
Committee name en
Subatomic Physics
Committee name fr
Physique subatomique
Area of application code
1200
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application fr
Avancement des connaissances
Research subject code
3104
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Particle physics
Research subject fr
Physique des particules
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
Rare decay experiments
Keyword
NA
Application summary
Precise measurements of rare pion and K meson decays which have precise Standard Model predictions, enable exacting tests of current theories and searches for new physics at extremely high mass scales. Prominent among such processes, are the decays of a pion to an electron and a neutrino which provides the best test of the principle of electron-muon universality and severely constrainshypotheses for physics beyond the Standard Model. This proposal is aimed at a measurement of the ratio of rates for pion decay to electrons and muons with an improvement in precision by an order of magnitude.
