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Title: New precision measurements of free neutron beta decay with cold neutrons

Abstract

Precision measurements in free neutron beta decay serve to determine the coupling constants of beta decay, and offer several stringent tests of the standard model. This study describes the free neutron beta decay program planned for the Fundamental Physics Beamline at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and finally puts it into the context of other recent and planned measurements of neutron beta decay observables.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Spallation Neutron Source (SNS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1286717
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 41; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0954-3899
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; beta decay; precision measurements; cold neutrons

Citation Formats

Baeßler, Stefan, Bowman, James David, Penttilä, Seppo I., and Počanić, Dinko. New precision measurements of free neutron beta decay with cold neutrons. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/114003.
Baeßler, Stefan, Bowman, James David, Penttilä, Seppo I., & Počanić, Dinko. New precision measurements of free neutron beta decay with cold neutrons. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/114003
Baeßler, Stefan, Bowman, James David, Penttilä, Seppo I., and Počanić, Dinko. Tue . "New precision measurements of free neutron beta decay with cold neutrons". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/114003. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286717.
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title = {New precision measurements of free neutron beta decay with cold neutrons},
author = {Baeßler, Stefan and Bowman, James David and Penttilä, Seppo I. and Počanić, Dinko},
abstractNote = {Precision measurements in free neutron beta decay serve to determine the coupling constants of beta decay, and offer several stringent tests of the standard model. This study describes the free neutron beta decay program planned for the Fundamental Physics Beamline at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and finally puts it into the context of other recent and planned measurements of neutron beta decay observables.},
doi = {10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/114003},
journal = {Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics},
number = 11,
volume = 41,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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