Measurement of the neutron lifetime by magnetic storage of free neutrons

F. Anton, W. Paul, W. Mampe, L. Paul, S. Paul

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Abstract

The lifetime of the free neutron has been measured by counting as a function of confinement time the neutrons remaining in a magnetic sextupole torus. The result is 876.7 ± 10 s.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-107
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume284
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 1989
Externally publishedYes

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