Results of the first beam time with the neutron decay spectrometer $a$SPECT

ORAL

Abstract

With the neutron decay spectrometer $a$SPECT we aim to measure the proton spectrum in free neutron beta decay precisely. This allows us to determine the neutrino electron correlation coefficient $a$. We had our first test beam time in 2005/06 at the new neutron source FRM-II in Garching. In my talk I want to talk about the results, the systematic effects we found and the ways how to deal with them in later beam times.

Authors

  • Raquel Mu\~noz Horta

    • University of Mainz
  • Stefan Bae\ss{}ler

    • University of Mainz
  • Fidel Ayala Guardia

    • University of Mainz
  • Michael Borg

    • University of Mainz
  • Klaus Eberhardt

    • University of Mainz
  • Werner Heil

    • University of Mainz
  • Gertrud Konrad

    • University of Mainz
  • Yuri Sobolev

    • University of Mainz
  • Igor Konorov

    • Technical University of Munich
  • Gerd Petzoldt

    • Technical University of Munich
  • Martin Simson

    • Technical University of Munich
  • Oliver Zimmer

    • Technical University of Munich
  • Ferenc Gl\"uck

    • Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
  • Dennis Rich

    • Forschungsneutronenquelle FRM-II