The neutron and its role in cosmology and particle physics
D Dubbers, MG Schmidt - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
Experiments with cold and ultracold neutrons have reached a level of precision such that
problems far beyond the scale of the present standard model of particle physics become …
problems far beyond the scale of the present standard model of particle physics become …
The neutron. Its properties and basic interactions
H Abele - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2008 - Elsevier
This article deals with the interplay between the properties of the neutron and its basic
interactions. Many of the neutron's properties underlie a simple quark model, and we …
interactions. Many of the neutron's properties underlie a simple quark model, and we …
Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection
The precise value of the mean neutron lifetime, τn, plays an important role in nuclear and
particle physics and cosmology. It is used to predict the ratio of protons to helium atoms in …
particle physics and cosmology. It is used to predict the ratio of protons to helium atoms in …
The Los Alamos neutron science center
PW Lisowski, KF Schoenberg - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2006 - Elsevier
The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, or LANSCE, uses the first truly high-current
medium-energy proton linear accelerator, which operated originally at a beam power of …
medium-energy proton linear accelerator, which operated originally at a beam power of …
Performance of the upgraded ultracold neutron source at Los Alamos National Laboratory and its implication for a possible neutron electric dipole moment experiment
The ultracold neutron (UCN) source at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which uses
solid deuterium as the UCN converter and is driven by accelerator spallation neutrons, has …
solid deuterium as the UCN converter and is driven by accelerator spallation neutrons, has …
Low-energy precision tests of supersymmetry
MJ Ramsey-Musolf, S Su - Physics Reports, 2008 - Elsevier
Supersymmetry (SUSY) remains one of the leading candidates for physics beyond the
Standard Model, and the search for SUSY will be a central focus of future collider …
Standard Model, and the search for SUSY will be a central focus of future collider …
Performance of the Los Alamos National Laboratory spallation-driven solid-deuterium ultra-cold neutron source
In this paper, we describe the performance of the Los Alamos spallation-driven solid-
deuterium ultra-cold neutron (UCN) source. Measurements of the cold neutron flux, the very …
deuterium ultra-cold neutron (UCN) source. Measurements of the cold neutron flux, the very …
Improved limits on Fierz interference using asymmetry measurements from the Ultracold Neutron Asymmetry (UCNA) experiment
X Sun, E Adamek, B Allgeier, Y Bagdasarova… - Physical Review C, 2020 - APS
The Ultracold Neutron Asymmetry (UCNA) experiment was designed to measure the β-
decay asymmetry parameter, A 0, for free neutron decay. In the experiment, polarized …
decay asymmetry parameter, A 0, for free neutron decay. In the experiment, polarized …
Determination of the axial-vector weak coupling constant with ultracold neutrons
J Liu, MP Mendenhall, AT Holley, HO Back, TJ Bowles… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
A precise measurement of the neutron decay β asymmetry A 0 has been carried out using
polarized ultracold neutrons from the pulsed spallation ultracold neutron source at the Los …
polarized ultracold neutrons from the pulsed spallation ultracold neutron source at the Los …
Comparison of ultracold neutron sources for fundamental physics measurements
G Bison, M Daum, K Kirch, B Lauss, D Ries… - Physical Review C, 2017 - APS
Ultracold neutrons (UCNs) are key for precision studies of fundamental parameters of the
neutron and in searches for new charge-parity-violating processes or exotic interactions …
neutron and in searches for new charge-parity-violating processes or exotic interactions …