Measuring the neutron lifetime using magnetically trapped neutrons

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

Volumn 611, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 171-175

  O'Shaughnessy, C M ^a   Golub, R ^a   Schelhammer, K W ^a   Swank, C M ^a   Seo, P N ^a   Huffman, P R ^a   Dzhosyuk, S N ^b   Mattoni, C E H ^b   Yang, L ^b   Doyle, J M ^b   Coakley, K J ^c   Thompson, A K ^c   Mumm, H P ^c   Lamoreaux, S K ^d   McKinsey, D N ^d   Yang, G ^e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta decay; Extreme ultraviolet; Liquid helium; Magnetic trap; Neutron lifetime; Scintillation; Superthermal; Ultracold neutrons; Weak interaction

Indexed keywords

BETA DECAY; EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET; LIQUID HELIUM; MAGNETIC TRAP; NEUTRON LIFETIME; ULTRA-COLD NEUTRONS; WEAK INTERACTIONS;

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; LIQUEFIED GASES; LUMINESCENCE; NEUTRON REFLECTION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION; SPIN DYNAMICS; SUPERFLUID HELIUM; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

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EID: 71549134894     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.054     Document Type: Article

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