MEASUREMENT OF THE NEUTRON LIFETIME BY COUNTING TRAPPED PROTONS

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作者
BYRNE, J
DAWBER, PG
SPAIN, JA
WILLIAMS, AP
DEWEY, MS
GILLIAM, DM
GREENE, GL
LAMAZE, GP
SCOTT, RD
PAUWELS, J
EYKENS, R
LAMBERTY, A
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[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL,GAITHERSBURG,MD 20899
[2] SCOTTISH UNIV RES & REACTOR CTR,GLASGOW G75 0QU,SCOTLAND
[3] CENT BUR NUCL MEASUREMENTS,JOINT RES CTR,COMMISS EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,B-2440 GEEL,BELGIUM
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.289
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The neutron lifetime n has been measured by counting decay protons stored in a Penning trap whose magnetic axis coincided with a neutron-beam axis. The result of the measurement is n=893.6±5.3 s, which agrees well with the value predicted by precise measurements of the -decay asymmetry parameter A and the standard model. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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