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most citedCharacterization of electroless nickel-phosphorus plating for ultracold-neutron storage

7 citations · 19 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

physics.ins-det2024★ 1 cited

Polarized cold-neutron reflectometry at JRR-3/MINE2 for the development of ultracold-neutron spin analyzers for a neutron EDM experiment at TRIUMF

Takashi Higuchi, Hiroaki Akatsuka, Alexis Brossard +18

The neutron electric dipole moment (EDM) is a sensitive probe for currently undiscovered sources of charge-parity symmetry violation. As part of the TRIUMF Ultracold Advanced Neutr…

physics.ins-det2023★ 5 cited

A diffuse scattering model of ultracold neutrons on wavy surfaces

S. Imajo, H. Akatsuka, K. Hatanaka +10

Metal tubes plated with nickel-phosphorus are used in many fundamental physics experiments using ultracold neutrons (UCN) because of their ease of fabrication. These tubes are usua…

nucl-ex2022★ 7 cited

Characterization of electroless nickel-phosphorus plating for ultracold-neutron storage

H. Akatsuka, T. Andalib, B. Bell +51

Electroless nickel plating is an established industrial process that provides a robust and relatively low-cost coating suitable for transporting and storing ultracold neutrons (UCN…

physics.ins-det2022★ 4 cited

The Precision nEDM Measurement with UltraCold Neutrons at TRIUMF

Ryohei Matsumiya, Hiroaki Akatsuka, Chris P. Bidinosti +45

The TRIUMF Ultra-Cold Advanced Neutron (TUCAN) collaboration aims at a precision neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) measurement with an uncertainty of $10^{-27}\,e\cdot\mathrm{c…

physics.ins-det2022★ 2 cited

Study of Thin Iron Films for Polarization Analysis of Ultracold Neutrons

Hiroaki Akatsuka, Takashi Higuchi, Sean Hansen-Romu +10

The TUCAN (TRIUMF Ultra-Cold Advanced Neutron) collaboration aims to search for the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) with unprecedented precision. One of the essential element…