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most citedMeasurement of the neutron lifetime using an asymmetric magneto- gravitational trap and in situ detection

174 citations · 283 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

nucl-ex2022

Fill and dump measurement of the neutron lifetime using an asymmetric magneto-gravitational trap

C. Cude-Woods, F. M. Gonzalez, E. M. Fries +39

The past two decades have yielded several new measurements and reanalyses of older measurements of the neutron lifetime. These have led to a 4.4 standard deviation discrepancy betw…

nucl-ex2021★ 2 cited

Improved neutron lifetime measurement with UCN

F. M. Gonzalez, E. M. Fries, C. Cude-Woods +41

We report an improved measurement of the free neutron lifetime using the UCN apparatus at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. We counted a total of approximately $38\…

physics.ins-det2019★ 4 cited

A boron-coated CCD camera for direct detection of Ultracold Neutrons (UCN)

K. Kuk, C. Cude-Woods, C. R. Chavez +48

A new boron-coated CCD camera is described for direct detection of ultracold neutrons (UCN) through the capture reactions B (n,0)Li (6%) and B(n,1)$^7…

physics.plasm-ph2019★ 4 cited

Hollow pellet injection for magnetic fusion

Zhehui Wang, M. A. Hoffbauer, E. M. Hollmann +7

Precise delivery of mass to burning plasmas is a problem of growing interest in magnetic fusion. The answers to how much mass is necessary and sufficient can vary depending on para…

physics.ins-det2018★ 8 cited

Monte Carlo Simulations of Trapped Ultracold Neutrons in the UCNτ Experiment

Nathan Callahan, Chen-Yu Liu, Francisco Gonzalez +37

In the UCNτ experiment, ultracold neutrons (UCN) are confined by magnetic fields and the Earth's gravitational field. Field-trapping mitigates the problem of UCN loss on material s…

nucl-ex2018★ 1 cited

Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap

Nathan Callahan

Precision measurements of the free neutron lifetime , when combined with measurements of the axial vector form factor, can be used to test unitarity of the CKM matrix. Non-uni…

nucl-ex2017★ 174 cited

Measurement of the neutron lifetime using an asymmetric magneto- gravitational trap and in situ detection

R. W. Pattie, N. B. Callahan, C. Cude-Woods +35

The precise value of the mean neutron lifetime, , plays an important role in nuclear and particle physics and cosmology. It is a key input for predicting the ratio of protons…

physics.ins-det2015★ 26 cited

A multilayer surface detector for ultracold neutrons

Zhehui Wang, M. A. Hoffbauer, C. L. Morris +33

A multilayer surface detector for ultracold neutrons (UCNs) is described. The top B layer is exposed to the vacuum chamber and directly captures UCNs. The ZnS:Ag layer benea…

cond-mat.supr-con2012★ 64 cited

Characterization of thin-film NbN superconductor for single-photon detection by transport measurements

Shi-Zeng Lin, Oscar Ayala-Valenzuela, Ross D. McDonald +9

The fabrication of high-quality thin superconducting films is essential for single-photon detectors. Their device performance is crucially affected by their material parameters, th…