New installation for measuring a neutron lifetime with a big gravitational trap of ultra cold neutrons

At present the highest precision of neutron lifetime measurements has been achieved by the experiment made in Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI) with a gravitational trap of ultracold neutrons (UCN). A new installation with a big gravitational trap is an advanced development of methods and...

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Published in:Technical physics 2013-11, Vol.58 (11), p.1681-1687
Main Authors: Serebrov, A. P., Fomin, A. K., Kharitonov, A. G., Varlamov, V. E., Chechkin, A. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Classical and Continuum Physics
Experimental Instruments and Technique
Measurement
Monte Carlo method
Nuclear physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:At present the highest precision of neutron lifetime measurements has been achieved by the experiment made in Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI) with a gravitational trap of ultracold neutrons (UCN). A new installation with a big gravitational trap is an advanced development of methods and approaches applied in the previous experiment. We are planning to attain the measurement precision of 0.2 s which is four times better than the existing level of precision. A model of the experiemnt has been made for simulation by the Monte Carlo method. This model allows one to imply the concrete value of the neutron lifetime, then to reproduce an experiemental procedure and to see if there is any difference between the implied value and the measured one. As a result of modelling one has determined systematic uncertainty related to the procedure of calculating the efficient frequency of collisions of UCNs. It is equal to 0.1 s. We have also carried on modeling of different construction units of the installation.
ISSN:1063-7842
1090-6525
DOI:10.1134/S1063784213110224