Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that if the transformation of a neutron to a mirror neutron exists with an oscillation time of the order of 10 seconds, it can be detected in a rather simple disappearance and/or regeneration type experiment with an intense beam of cold neutrons. In the presence of a conjectural mirror magnetic field of unknown magnitude and direction, the resonance transformation conditions can be found by scanning the magnitude of the ordinary magnetic field in the range, e.g., ±100 μT. Magnetic field is assumed to be uniform along the path of the neutron beam. If the transformation effect exists within this range, the direction and possible time variation of the mirror magnetic field can be determined with additional dedicated measurements.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 035039 |
| Journal | Physical Review D |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 31 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
We are grateful to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) colleagues Leah Broussard, Franz Gallmeier, and Erik Iverson, and also to Christopher Crawford from the University of Kentucky, Chen-Yu Liu, and William M. Snow from Indiana University for useful discussions. We also appreciate an interest and encouragement of our colleagues from the University of Tennessee Yuri Efremenko, Geoffrey Greene, Lawrence Heilbronn, Caleb Redding, Arthur Ruggles, and Lawrence Townsend. This work was supported in part by U.S. Department of Energy, Grant No. DE-SC0014558 and by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Office of Research and Engagement Organized Research Unit Program.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| U.S. Department of Energy | DE-SC0014558 |
| University of Tennessee |