Search Results - "MacDonald, S W T"
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Search for the Neutron Decay n→X+γ, Where X is a Dark Matter Particle
Published in Physical review letters (13-07-2018)“…Fornal and Grinstein recently proposed that the discrepancy between two different methods of neutron lifetime measurements, the beam and bottle methods, can be…”
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Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (11-05-2018)“…The precise value of the mean neutron lifetime, τ , plays an important role in nuclear and particle physics and cosmology. It is used to predict the ratio of…”
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Effect of an electric field on liquid helium scintillation produced by fast electrons
Published 14-09-2020“…Phys. Rev. C 102, 035503 (2020) The dependence on applied electric field ($0 - 40$ kV/cm) of the scintillation light produced by fast electrons and $\alpha$…”
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Ultracold Neutron Properties of the Eljen-299-02D deuterated scintillator
Published 25-09-2020“…In this paper we report studies of the Fermi potential and loss per bounce of ultracold neutron (UCN) on a deuterated scintillator (Eljen-299-02D). These UCN…”
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Monte Carlo Simulations of Trapped Ultracold Neutrons in the UCN{\tau} Experiment
Published 16-10-2018“…Phys. Rev. C 100, 015501 (2019) In the UCN{\tau} experiment, ultracold neutrons (UCN) are confined by magnetic fields and the Earth's gravitational field…”
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A boron-coated CCD camera for direct detection of Ultracold Neutrons (UCN)
Published 28-02-2019“…Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, Volume 1003, 1 July 2021, 165306 A new boron-coated CCD camera is described for direct detection…”
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Measurement of the neutron lifetime using an asymmetric magneto- gravitational trap and in situ detection
Published 07-02-2018“…The precise value of the mean neutron lifetime, $\tau_n$, plays an important role in nuclear and particle physics and cosmology. It is a key input for…”
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Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap and in situ detection
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (11-05-2018)“…Here, the precise value of the mean neutron lifetime, τn, plays an important role in nuclear and particle physics and cosmology. It is used to predict the…”
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Search for the Neutron Decay n$\rightarrow$ X+$\gamma$ where X is a dark matter particle
Published 05-02-2018“…Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 022505 (2018) In a recent paper submitted to Physical Review Letters, Fornal and Grinstein have suggested that the discrepancy between…”
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A New Cryogenic Apparatus to Search for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment
Published 20-11-2019“…Journal of Instrumentation, Vol 14, P11017, 2019 A cryogenic apparatus is described that enables a new experiment, nEDM@SNS, with a major improvement in…”
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The neutron electric dipole moment experiment at the Spallation Neutron Source
Published 04-10-2019“…Novel experimental techniques are required to make the next big leap in neutron electric dipole moment experimental sensitivity, both in terms of statistics…”
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