Muon production in low-energy electron-nucleon and electron-nucleus scattering

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dc.creatorJaikumar, Prashanth
dc.creatorPhillips, Daniel R.
dc.creatorPlatter, Lucas
dc.creatorPrakash, Madappa
dc.date2007-07-20
dc.date2007-11-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:56:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:56:51Z
dc.descriptionRecently, muon production in electron-proton scattering has been suggested as a possible candidate reaction for the identification of lepton-flavor violation due to physics beyond the Standard Model. Here we point out that the Standard-Model processes $e^- p \to μ^- p \barν_μν_e$ and $e^- p \to e^- n μ^+ ν_μ$ can cloud potential beyond-the-Standard-Model signals in electron-proton collisions. We find that Standard-Model $e p \to μX$ cross sections exceed those from lepton-flavor-violating operators by several orders of magnitude. We also discuss the possibility of using a nuclear target to enhance the $e p \to μX$ signal.
dc.description24 pages. Additional figure showing energy-dependence of total cross section, minor changes to text. Conclusions unaltered. This version to appear in Physical Review D
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0707.3145
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0707.3145
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D76:115001,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.76.115001
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/186556
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectNuclear Experiment
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.titleMuon production in low-energy electron-nucleon and electron-nucleus scattering
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