Signals of R-parity violating supersymmetry in neutrino scattering at muon storage rings

Abstract

Neutrino oscillation signals at muon storage rings can be faked by supersymmetric (SUSY) interactions in an R-parity violating scenario. We investigate the $\tau$-appearance signals for both long-baseline and near-site experiments, and conclude that the latter is of great use in distinguishing between oscillation and SUSY effects. On the other hand, SUSY can cause a manifold increase in the event rate for wrong-sign muons at a long-baseline setting, thereby providing us with signatures of new physics.

Comments: 7 pages LaTeX, 4 ps figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D