Magnetic anomaly in UCN trapping: Signal for neutron oscillations to parallel world?

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Berezhiani, Zurab ^a,b   Nesti, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

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EID: 84859387192     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-1974-5     Document Type: Letter

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