[en] The status of the MEGA experiment is described. It is a search for the decay μ → eγ with a branching ratio sensitivity of approximately 10^-13. The observation of this decay would indicate the existence of physics outside the standard model of electroweak interactions. The experiment employs highly modular, fast detectors, state-of-the-art electronics, and a staged trigger with on-line filters. The detectors are contained in a 1.5 T solenoidal field produced by a superconducting magnet. Positrons are confined to the central region and are measured by a set of thin MWPCs. Photons are measured by one of four layers of pair spectrometers in the outer region. Most aspects of the detector design have been validated in engineering runs; data taking will begin in 1990 with most of the electron arm and one pair spectrometer layer installed. 5 refs., 4 figs

[en] The MEGA experiment is designed to search for the rare decay μ→eγ with a branching ratio sensitivity of ∼5x10^-13. Production data have been taken during 1992 and 1993, and the detector is working as expected. Following a complete analysis, the present data set should represent an improvement of 12--15 in sensitivity over the previous limit of μ→eγ. copyright 1995 American Institute of Physics