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most citedMeasurement of the permanent electric dipole moment of the neutron

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physics.ins-det2026★ 1 cited

Simulation and optimization of the Active Magnetic Shield of the n2EDM experiment

N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, G. Bison +47

The n2EDM experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute aims to conduct a high-sensitivity search for the electric dipole moment of the neutron. Magnetic stability and control are achi…

physics.ins-det2025

High-Density Ultracold Neutron Source for Low-Energy Particle Physics Experiments

Skyler Degenkolb, Estelle Chanel, Simon Baudoin +19

SuperSUN, a new superthermal source of ultracold neutrons (UCN) at the Institut Laue-Langevin, exploits inelastic scattering of neutrons in isotopically pure superfluid He at t…

physics.ins-det2024

Generating a highly uniform magnetic field inside the magnetically shielded room of the n2EDM experiment

C. Abel, N. J. Ayres, G. Ban +63

We present a coil system designed to generate a highly uniform magnetic field for the n2EDM experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute. It consists of a main coil and a set of…

physics.ins-det2023

Achieving ultra-low and -uniform residual magnetic fields in a very large magnetically shielded room for fundamental physics experiments

N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, G. Bison +47

High-precision searches for an electric dipole moment of the neutron (nEDM) require stable and uniform magnetic field environments. We present the recent achievements of degaussing…

physics.ins-det2023

A large 'Active Magnetic Shield' for a high-precision experiment

C. Abel, N. J. Ayres, G. Ban +48

We present a novel Active Magnetic Shield (AMS), designed and implemented for the n2EDM experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute. The experiment will perform a high-sensitivity se…

physics.ins-det2022★ 41 cited

Particle Physics at the European Spallation Source

H. Abele, A. Alekou, A. Algora +176

Presently under construction in Lund, Sweden, the European Spallation Source (ESS) will be the world's brightest neutron source. As such, it has the potential for a particle physic…

physics.ins-det2022★ 39 cited

The `n2EDM MSR' -- a very large magnetically shielded room with an exceptional performance for fundamental physics measurements

N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, G. Bison +41

We present the magnetically shielded room (MSR) for the n2EDM experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute which features an interior cubic volume with each side of length 2.92m, thus…

physics.ins-det2021★ 9 cited

Mapping of the magnetic field to correct systematic effects in a neutron electric dipole moment experiment

C. Abel, N. J. Ayres, G. Ban +50

Experiments dedicated to the measurement of the electric dipole moment of the neutron require outstanding control of the magnetic field uniformity. The neutron electric dipole mome…

physics.ins-det2021★ 53 cited

The design of the n2EDM experiment

N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, L. Bienstman +58

We present the design of a next-generation experiment, n2EDM, currently under construction at the ultracold neutron source at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) with the aim of carr…

physics.ins-det2018★ 14 cited

nEDM experiment at PSI: data-taking strategy and sensitivity of the dataset

C. Abel, N. J. Ayres, G. Ban +40

We report on the strategy used to optimize the sensitivity of our search for a neutron electric dipole moment at the Paul Scherrer Institute. Measurements were made upon ultracold…

physics.ins-det2018★ 35 cited

Magnetic field uniformity in neutron electric dipole moment experiments

C. Abel, N. Ayres, T. Baker +53

Magnetic field uniformity is of the utmost importance in experiments to measure the electric dipole moment of the neutron. A general parametrization of the magnetic field in terms…

physics.ins-det2018★ 34 cited

The n2EDM experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute

C. Abel, N. J. Ayres, G. Ban +45

We present the new spectrometer for the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) search at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), called n2EDM. The setup is at room temperature in vacuum…