TY - JOUR
T1 - The Neutron and the Universe - History of a Relationship
AU - Paul, Stephan
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PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We discuss selected topics in the field of particle- and astrophysics with neutrons. They have a direct link with our understanding of the history of the Universe and are related to recent, ongoing or future measurements. They deal with the structure of space-time (tests of gravitation at small distance scales), search for an electric dipole moment of the neutron (CP-violation and the origin of matter in the Universe), the neutron lifetime (rate of primordial nucleosynthesis) and the two-body decay of the neutron testing the V–A structure of weak interaction (right-handed neutrinos and the very early Universe). We describe the status, measurement methods and highlight experimental challenges.
AB - We discuss selected topics in the field of particle- and astrophysics with neutrons. They have a direct link with our understanding of the history of the Universe and are related to recent, ongoing or future measurements. They deal with the structure of space-time (tests of gravitation at small distance scales), search for an electric dipole moment of the neutron (CP-violation and the origin of matter in the Universe), the neutron lifetime (rate of primordial nucleosynthesis) and the two-body decay of the neutron testing the V–A structure of weak interaction (right-handed neutrinos and the very early Universe). We describe the status, measurement methods and highlight experimental challenges.
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U2 - 10.22323/1.160.0025
DO - 10.22323/1.160.0025
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85053046308
SN - 1824-8039
VL - 160
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
T2 - 50th International Winter Meeting on Nuclear Physics, Bormio 2012
Y2 - 23 January 2012 through 27 January 2012
ER -