Measurement of spin-flip probabilities for ultracold neutrons interacting with nickel phosphorus coated surfaces

Tang, Zhaowen; Adamek, Evan Robert; Brandt, Aaron; Callahan, Nathan Brannan; Clayton, Steven M.; Currie, Scott Allister; Ito, Takeyasu M.; Makela, Mark F.; Masuda, Yasuhiro; Morris, Christopher L.; Pattie, Robert Wayne; Ramsey, John Clinton; Salvat, Daniel J.; Saunders, Alexander; Young, Albert R.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.04.098

Title: Measurement of spin-flip probabilities for ultracold neutrons interacting with nickel phosphorus coated surfaces

Journal Article · Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.04.098· OSTI ID:1335603

Tang, Zhaowen ^[1]; Adamek, Evan Robert ^[2]; Brandt, Aaron ^[3]; Callahan, Nathan Brannan ^[2]; Clayton, Steven M. ^[1]; Currie, Scott Allister ^[1]; Ito, Takeyasu M. ^[1]; Makela, Mark F. ^[1]; Masuda, Yasuhiro ^[4];

^[1]; Pattie, Robert Wayne ^[1]; Ramsey, John Clinton ^[1]; Salvat, Daniel J. ^[5]; Saunders, Alexander ^[1]; Young, Albert R. ^[3]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba (Japan)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)

We report a measurement of the spin-flip probabilities for ultracold neutrons interacting with surfaces coated with nickel phosphorus.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Contributing Organization:: Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States); North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States); High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba (Japan)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; 20140015DR; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1335603

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1481653

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-28097

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 827; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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