A precision measurement of neutron β-decay angular correlations with pulsed cold neutrons - The abBA experiment

P. N. Seo, J. D. Bowman, J. R. Calarco, T. E. Chupp, T. V. Cianciolo, D. Desai, R. T. De Souza, J. M. O'Donnell, E. Frlež, T. Gentile, G. L. Greene, R. K. Grzywacz, V. Gudkov, F. W. Hersman, G. L. Jones, G. S. Mitchell, S. I. Penttilä, D. Počanić, K. P. Rykaczewski, W. M. SnowW. S. Wilburn, G. R. Young

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Abstract

The abBA collaboration is developing a new type of field-expansion spectrometer to measure neutron beta decay angular parameters, a, b, B, and A, to the 0.1% precision level. This precision will be achieved by combining three new technical approaches; a pulsed cold neutron beam, a 3He neutron spin filter, and segmented large-area thin-dead layer silicon detectors. Both the electron and proton resulting from the decay will be guided by electric and magnetic fields and detected in coincidence by two 2π solid-angle silicon detectors. For the neutron polarization-dependent observables A and B, a novel precision neutron polarimetry technique has been developed. The parameters a and b will be obtained from the proton time-of-flight and the measured electron energy spectrum. Measurement of the four parameters in the same apparatus provides a redundant determination of parameter λ=gA/g V, providing a test of the standard electroweak interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
Pages704-707
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 24 2005
EventInternational Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology - Santa Fe, NM, United States
Duration: Sep 26 2004Oct 1 2004

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume769
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySanta Fe, NM
Period09/26/0410/1/04

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