Statistical planning for a neutron lifetime experiment using magnetically trapped neutrons

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 406, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 451-463

  Coakley, K J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

MAGNETIC TRAPS; NEUTRON LIFETIME EXPERIMENT; ULTRACOLD NEUTRONS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0032047135     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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