Neutron lifetime measurement with the UCN trap-in-trap MAMBO II |
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Authors: | A Pichlmaier V Varlamov K Schreckenbach P Geltenbort |
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Institution: | 1. Technische Universität München, Physik Department E21, 85747 Garching, Germany;2. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia;3. Technische Universität München, FRM 2, 85747 Garching, Germany;4. Institut Laue Langevin, 38042 Grenoble, France |
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Abstract: | We have measured the free neutron lifetime τn by storage of ultra-cold neutrons (UCN) in a Fomblin coated UCN trap of in situ variable size. The method was initially developed by W. Mampe et al. (1989) 10] with MAMBO I and improved by the addition of a prestorage volume yielding a well defined UCN spectrum for storage in the main trap. By extrapolation to infinite trap size using the time scaling method we obtain for the free neutron lifetime τn=(880.7±1.3±1.2) s. Data from different UCN spectra, trap temperatures and storage times were used for the evaluation. The present result is compared with other experimental neutron lifetime data. |
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Keywords: | Free neutron lifetime Ultracold neutrons |
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