Search for Right-Handed Currents by Means of Muon Spin Rotation

D. P. Stoker, B. Balke, J. Carr, G. Gidal, A. Jodidio, K. A. Shinsky, H. M. Steiner, M. Strovink, R. D. Tripp, B. Gobbi, and C. J. Oram
Phys. Rev. Lett. 54, 1887 – Published 29 April 1985
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Abstract

A muon-spin-rotation technique has been used to place limits on right-handed currents in μ+ decay. The spins of polarized μ+ stopped in metal targets were precessed by 70-G or 110-G transverse fields. The muon-spin-rotation signal amplitude produced by high-momentum decay e+ emitted near the beam direction implies ξPμδρ>0.9955 and M(W2)>370 GeV (90% confidence), where W2 is a predominantly right-handed gauge boson. The present result combined with our previous spin-held analysis yields ξPμδρ>0.9966 and M(W2)>400 GeV.

  • Received 14 January 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.1887

©1985 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

D. P. Stoker, B. Balke, J. Carr*, G. Gidal, A. Jodidio, K. A. Shinsky, H. M. Steiner, M. Strovink, and R. D. Tripp

  • Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

B. Gobbi

  • Department of Physics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201

C. J. Oram

  • TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada

  • *Present address: Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 80309.
  • Deceased.

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Vol. 54, Iss. 17 — 29 April 1985

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