Abstract
In previous papers a storage ring for neutrons was reported, which enables the confinement of very slow neutrons by means of their magnetic moment in a magnetic multipole torus. Improved experimental conditions permitted to determine the life-time of the stored neutrons by measuring their number with good accuracy up to one hour. After an initial phase the decrease with time follows very well a single exponential function with a time constant τ=877±10s. As explained in the paper this number represents the lifetime of the free neutron within the given errors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-30 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Mar 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |