A measurement of the beta asymmetry in neutron decay with PERKEO II

Authors
Reich, J Abele, H Hoffmann, MA Baessler, S von Bulow, P Dubbers, D Nesvizhevsky, V Peschke, U Zimmer, O
Citation
J. Reich et al., A measurement of the beta asymmetry in neutron decay with PERKEO II, NUCL INST A, 440(3), 2000, pp. 535-538
Citations number
12
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
535 - 538
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20000211)440:3<535:AMOTBA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The recent measurement of the electron asymmetry in neutron decay using the spectrometer PERKEO II is presented. In a preliminary analysis we arrive a t the following result: A = - 0.1189(8), implying lambda = - 1.2740(21) (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.