pith. sign in

arxiv: nucl-ex/0408009 · v2 · submitted 2004-08-09 · ⚛️ nucl-ex

Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a gravitational trap and a low-temperature Fomblin coating

classification ⚛️ nucl-ex
keywords neutronlifetimestandardvaluedeviationsresultagreementaverage
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We present a new value for the neutron lifetime of 878.5 +- 0.7 stat. +- 0.3 syst. This result differs from the world average value (885.7 +- 0.8 s) by 6.5 standard deviations and by 5.6 standard deviations from the previous most precise result. However, this new value for the neutron lifetime together with a beta-asymmetry in neutron decay, Ao, of -0.1189(7) is in a good agreement with the Standard Model.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.