Beta decay measurements with ultracold neutrons: A review of recent measurements and the research program at Los Alamos National Laboratory

A. R. Young; S. Clayton; B. W. Filippone; P. Geltenbort; T. M. Ito; C. Y. Liu; M. Makela; C. L. Morris; B. Plaster; A. Saunders; S. J. Seestrom; R. B. Vogelaar

doi:10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/114007

Beta decay measurements with ultracold neutrons: A review of recent measurements and the research program at Los Alamos National Laboratory

A. R. Young, S. Clayton, B. W. Filippone, P. Geltenbort, T. M. Ito, C. Y. Liu, M. Makela, C. L. Morris, B. Plaster, A. Saunders, S. J. Seestrom, R. B. Vogelaar

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Abstract

We present a review of the motivation and results of recent experiments which utilize ultracold neutrons for measurements of neutron beta decay. Because these experiments hinge critically on the available ultracold neutron source technology, we also review the status of ultracold neutron source development, emphasizing the Los Alamos ultracold neutron facility and the ongoing beta decay research program sited there.

Original language	English
Article number	114007
Journal	Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume	41
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/114007
State	Published - Nov 1 2014

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National Science Foundation (NSF)	DE-FG02-97ER41042, PHY-0969490/PHY-1068712, 1005233/DOE
Michigan State University-U.S. Department of Energy (MSU-DOE) Plant Research Laboratory	DE-FG02-08ER41557, 2015LANLLE9BU
National Science Foundation (NSF)	1306997, 1307426

Keywords

fundamental symmetries
neutron decay
ultracold neutrons

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Young, A. R., Clayton, S., Filippone, B. W., Geltenbort, P., Ito, T. M., Liu, C. Y., Makela, M., Morris, C. L., Plaster, B., Saunders, A., Seestrom, S. J., & Vogelaar, R. B. (2014). Beta decay measurements with ultracold neutrons: A review of recent measurements and the research program at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 41(11), Article 114007. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/114007

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