Abstract
A magnetic coil operated at cryogenic temperatures is used to produce spatial, relative field gradients below 6 ppm/cm, stable for several hours. The apparatus is a prototype of the magnetic components for a neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) search, which will take place at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory using ultra-cold neutrons (UCN). That search requires a uniform magnetic field to mitigate systematic effects and obtain long polarization lifetimes for neutron spin precession measurements. This paper details upgrades to a previously described apparatus [1], particularly the introduction of super-conducting magnetic shielding and the associated cryogenic apparatus. The magnetic gradients observed are sufficiently low for the nEDM search at SNS.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 36-48 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 862 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Cryogenic
- Electric dipole moment
- Geometric phase
- Magnetic fields
- Magnetic gradients
- Superconducting
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation