A revised value for the neutron lifetime measured using a Penning trap
- 2 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 33 (3), 187-192
- https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00319-x
Abstract
We have re-evaluated the results of the neutron lifetime experiment based on storage of decay protons in a Penning trap. Combining improved statistical treatment of the data with precise measurements of the magnetic-field distribution in the trap, we arrive at a revised value τn = 889.2 ± 4.8 s.Keywords
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