MAMBO II: neutron lifetime measurement with storage of ultra-cold neutrons

Authors
Pichlmaier, A Butterworth, J Geltenbort, P Nagel, H Nesvizhevsky, V Neumaier, S Schreckenbach, K Steichele, E Varlamov, V
Citation
A. Pichlmaier et al., MAMBO II: neutron lifetime measurement with storage of ultra-cold neutrons, NUCL INST A, 440(3), 2000, pp. 517-521
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
440
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
517 - 521
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20000211)440:3<517:MINLMW>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Building on the experience that Mampe gained with his ultra-cold neutron (U CN) storage bottle MAMBO I (Phys. Rev. Lett. 63 (1989) 593), the successor experiment MAMBO II has been designed and set up. The basic method of this experiment relies on the storage of UCN in a rectangular glass vessel of va riable size with walls covered by Fomblin oil. A preliminary value for the lifetime of 881.0 +/- 3 s has been measured. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.