Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1436834
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1437921; OSTI ID: 1440434
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-17-24449
Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075; /sci/360/6389/627.atom
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-97ER41042; AC05-00OR22725; AC52-06NA25396; 20140568DR; 8215; 130692; 1307426; 161454; 1306997; 1553861
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Science Journal Volume: 360 Journal Issue: 6389; Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075
- Publisher:
- AAAS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Atomic and Nuclear Physics
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Pattie, Jr., R. W., Callahan, N. B., Cude-Woods, C., Adamek, E. R., Broussard, L. J., Clayton, S. M., Currie, S. A., Dees, E. B., Ding, X., Engel, E. M., Fellers, D. E., Fox, W., Geltenbort, P., Hickerson, K. P., Hoffbauer, M. A., Holley, A. T., Komives, A., Liu, C. -Y., MacDonald, S. W. T., Makela, M., Morris, C. L., Ortiz, J. D., Ramsey, J., Salvat, D. J., Saunders, A., Seestrom, S. J., Sharapov, E. I., Sjue, S. K., Tang, Z., Vanderwerp, J., Vogelaar, B., Walstrom, P. L., Wang, Z., Wei, W., Weaver, H. L., Wexler, J. W., Womack, T. L., Young, A. R., and Zeck, B. A. Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1126/science.aan8895.
Pattie, Jr., R. W., Callahan, N. B., Cude-Woods, C., Adamek, E. R., Broussard, L. J., Clayton, S. M., Currie, S. A., Dees, E. B., Ding, X., Engel, E. M., Fellers, D. E., Fox, W., Geltenbort, P., Hickerson, K. P., Hoffbauer, M. A., Holley, A. T., Komives, A., Liu, C. -Y., MacDonald, S. W. T., Makela, M., Morris, C. L., Ortiz, J. D., Ramsey, J., Salvat, D. J., Saunders, A., Seestrom, S. J., Sharapov, E. I., Sjue, S. K., Tang, Z., Vanderwerp, J., Vogelaar, B., Walstrom, P. L., Wang, Z., Wei, W., Weaver, H. L., Wexler, J. W., Womack, T. L., Young, A. R., & Zeck, B. A. Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan8895
Pattie, Jr., R. W., Callahan, N. B., Cude-Woods, C., Adamek, E. R., Broussard, L. J., Clayton, S. M., Currie, S. A., Dees, E. B., Ding, X., Engel, E. M., Fellers, D. E., Fox, W., Geltenbort, P., Hickerson, K. P., Hoffbauer, M. A., Holley, A. T., Komives, A., Liu, C. -Y., MacDonald, S. W. T., Makela, M., Morris, C. L., Ortiz, J. D., Ramsey, J., Salvat, D. J., Saunders, A., Seestrom, S. J., Sharapov, E. I., Sjue, S. K., Tang, Z., Vanderwerp, J., Vogelaar, B., Walstrom, P. L., Wang, Z., Wei, W., Weaver, H. L., Wexler, J. W., Womack, T. L., Young, A. R., and Zeck, B. A. Sun .
"Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan8895.
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title = {Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection},
author = {Pattie, Jr., R. W. and Callahan, N. B. and Cude-Woods, C. and Adamek, E. R. and Broussard, L. J. and Clayton, S. M. and Currie, S. A. and Dees, E. B. and Ding, X. and Engel, E. M. and Fellers, D. E. and Fox, W. and Geltenbort, P. and Hickerson, K. P. and Hoffbauer, M. A. and Holley, A. T. and Komives, A. and Liu, C. -Y. and MacDonald, S. W. T. and Makela, M. and Morris, C. L. and Ortiz, J. D. and Ramsey, J. and Salvat, D. J. and Saunders, A. and Seestrom, S. J. and Sharapov, E. I. and Sjue, S. K. and Tang, Z. and Vanderwerp, J. and Vogelaar, B. and Walstrom, P. L. and Wang, Z. and Wei, W. and Weaver, H. L. and Wexler, J. W. and Womack, T. L. and Young, A. R. and Zeck, B. A.},
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doi = {10.1126/science.aan8895},
journal = {Science},
number = 6389,
volume = 360,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Sun May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
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