diff --git a/thesis/chapters/chap1_intro.tex b/thesis/chapters/chap1_intro.tex index d67d927..95a6425 100644 --- a/thesis/chapters/chap1_intro.tex +++ b/thesis/chapters/chap1_intro.tex @@ -58,15 +58,18 @@ observation of CLFV would be a clear signal of new physics beyond the SM. The COMET (\textbf{CO}herent \textbf{M}uon to \textbf{E}lectron \textbf{T}ransition) Collaboration aims to probe the conversion of a muon to -an electron in a nucleus field at a sensitivity of $6\times10^{-17}$, pushing -for a four orders of magnitude improvement from the current limit set by the +an electron in a nucleus field at a single event sensitivity of \num{6E-17}, +pushing for a four orders of magnitude improvement from the current limit set +by the SINDRUM-II~\cite{Bertl.etal.2006}. A staging approach is adopted at the COMET to achieve an intermediate physics result, as well as to gain operational -experience. The first stage, COMET Phase I, is scheduled to start in 2016 with -the goal sensitivity of $3\times 10^{-15}$ after a three-month-running period. +experience. The first stage, COMET Phase I, is scheduled to start data taking +in 2016 with the goal single event sensitivity of $3\times 10^{-15}$ after +a three-month running period. A cylindrical drift chamber being developed by the Osaka University group -will be the main tracking detector in the COMET Phase I. It is anticipated that +together with the Kyushu University group and the Chinese groups +will be a main tracking detector in the COMET Phase I. It is anticipated that the chamber will be heavily occupied by protons emitted after nuclear muon capture in the stopping target, and thus an absorber will be installed to reduce the proton hit rate to a tolerable level. A study of proton emission diff --git a/thesis/thesis.tex b/thesis/thesis.tex index 2348c75..c960e36 100644 --- a/thesis/thesis.tex +++ b/thesis/thesis.tex @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ for the COMET experiment} \input{chapters/chap5_alcap_setup} \input{chapters/chap6_analysis} \input{chapters/chap7_results} -%\input{chapters/chap8_conclusions} +\input{chapters/chap8_conclusions} \begin{backmatter} \input{chapters/backmatter}