Search for Exotic Couplings in Neutron Decay: A Measurement of the Transverse Polarization of Electrons
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First results are presented from an experiment that aims at the simultaneous determination of both transversal polarization components of electrons emitted in the decay of free neutrons – two observables that have never before been addressed experimentally. They reveal first-order sensitivity to real and imaginary parts of the exotic scalar and tensor interactions.
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Measurement of the transverse polarization of electrons emitted in neutron decay: A search for weak exotic couplings
First results are presented from an experiment that aims at the simultaneous determination of both transversal polarization components of electrons emitted in the decay of free neutrons—two observables that have never before been addressed experimentally. A non-zero value of the R correlation coefficient, due to the e polarization component perpendicular to the plane spanned by the spin of the ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2009