Project description
Uncharged pion decays offer a precision test of the Standard Model
The NA62 experiment at CERN is designed to conduct precision tests of the Standard Model by studying rare decays of pions and charged kaons. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the PIZERO_NA62 project aims to study the neutral pion decays at the NA62 experiment using the data sample collected between 2016 and 2018. The neutral pion is the lightest meson that plays a crucial role in the study of the low-energy properties of the strong nuclear force. The project’s main objective is to undertake a new measurement of the branching fraction of the very rare decay of a neutral pion into an electron–positron pair. This observable represents a direct probe of the Standard Model of particle physics.
Objective
The project presented in this proposal will study decays of the neutral pion at the NA62 experiment at CERN. The main objectives of the project are the measurements of neutral pion transition form factor and the branching fraction of the very rare decay of neutral pion into an electron-positron pair by an analysis of the data sample collected by the NA62 experiment in years 2016-2018. The former observable is an important input to theoretical computations of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, while the latter represents a direct probe of the Standard Model of particle physics. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is a partner organization of this project, with the role of hosting the researcher during two one-month long secondments. This proposal includes both the transfer of knowledge to the host institution and the training of the candidate in new advanced techniques, such as artificial neural network application in pattern recognition. Various outreach activities are planned in the proposal, targetting general public and students from secondary schools.
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- natural sciences physical sciences theoretical physics particle physics leptons
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
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