CLOUD-CHAMBER MEASUREMENT OF THE HALF-LIFE OF THE NEUTRON

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1959 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.114.285· OSTI ID:4271136

D'Angelo, N

The half-life of the free neutron has been measured by a cloud-chamber method. It turned out to be 12.7 min with an error of ~ 15%, ~ 10% being due to the poor statistics. This determination has about the same accuracy as the best previous measurement and confirms it by an independent method. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-016419
• OSTI ID: 4271136
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 114; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CLOUD CHAMBERS
ERRORS
HALF-LIFE
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRONS
PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
STATISTICS