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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. Snow
  • W. 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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