Grant: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
University of British Columbia
$135,000.00
PIENU: Rare Decay Measurements
EF 2013-14
Résumé
Precise measurements of rare pion decays which have precise Standard Model predictions enable exactingtests of current theories and searches for new physics at extremely high mass scales. Prominent among suchprocesses is the branching ratio of the decay of the charged pion to an electron and a neutrino which provides the best test of the principle of electron-muon universality and severely constrains hypotheses for physics beyond the Standard Model. The PIENU experiment at TRIUMF 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. This proposal will support the operation, personnel, and data analysis of the PIENU experiment which is underway.
Programme
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
157985-2013
Name nom
Bryman, Douglas
Department département
Physics and Astronomy
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
135000
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
1202
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Physical sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences physiques
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
PIENU: Rare Decay Measurements
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Precise measurements of rare pion decays which have precise Standard Model predictions enable exactingtests of current theories and searches for new physics at extremely high mass scales. Prominent among suchprocesses is the branching ratio of the decay of the charged pion to an electron and a neutrino which provides the best test of the principle of electron-muon universality and severely constrains hypotheses for physics beyond the Standard Model. The PIENU experiment at TRIUMF 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. This proposal will support the operation, personnel, and data analysis of the PIENU experiment which is underway.
