Determination of the axial-vector weak coupling constant with ultracold neutrons

J. Liu, M. P. Mendenhall, A. T. Holley, H. O. Back, T. J. Bowles, L. J. Broussard, R. Carr, S. Clayton, S. Currie, B. W. Filippone, A. García, P. Geltenbort, K. P. Hickerson, J. Hoagland, G. E. Hogan, B. Hona, T. M. Ito, C. Y. Liu, M. Makela, R. R. MammeiJ. W. Martin, D. Melconian, C. L. Morris, R. W. Pattie, A. Pérez Galván, M. L. Pitt, B. Plaster, J. C. Ramsey, R. Rios, R. Russell, A. Saunders, S. J. Seestrom, W. E. Sondheim, E. Tatar, R. B. Vogelaar, B. Vorndick, C. Wrede, H. Yan, A. R. Young

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Abstract

A precise measurement of the neutron decay β asymmetry A0 has been carried out using polarized ultracold neutrons from the pulsed spallation ultracold neutron source at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. Combining data obtained in 2008 and 2009, we report A0=-0.11966±0.00089-0.00140+0. 00123, from which we determine the ratio of the axial-vector to vector weak coupling of the nucleon gA/gV=-1.27590-0.00445+0.00409.

Original languageEnglish
Article number181803
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume105
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Funding

FundersFunder number
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences0555674, 0855538, 0653222

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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