A search for Z′ in muon neutrino associated charm production

In many extensions of the Standard Model the presence of an extra neutral boson, Z′, is invoked. A precision study of weak neutral-current exchange processes involving only second generation fermions is still missing. A search for Z′ in muon neutrino associated charm production has been recently proposed (Phys. Lett. B 494 (2000) 19). This process only involves Z′ couplings with fermions from the second generation. We briefly review the method and the application to neutrino factories using an ideal detector.