THE LIFETIME OF THE FREE NEUTRON

被引:51
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SCHRECKENBACH, K [1 ]
MAMPE, W [1 ]
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[1] INST MAX VON LAUE PAUL LANGEVIN,F-38042 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
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10.1088/0954-3899/18/1/004
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
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070202 ;
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We review the results and techniques of experiments on the lifetime of the free neutron. The present mean value is 887.4 (1.7) s at the 1-sigma confidence level. We further discuss the relevance of these results for other fields like weak interaction theory, neutrino physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
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