Direct Measurement of the $^1S_0$ Neutron-Neutron Scattering Length at the YAGUAR Reactor

ORAL

Abstract

A direct measurement of the $^1S_0$ neutron-neutron ({\it nn}) scattering length ($a_{nn}$) provides a unique contribution to understanding charge symmetry breaking in the nuclear force. The current status of the experiment at the pulsed aperiodic YAGUAR reactor facility, with a neutron density flux of over $10^{18}$ cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$, will be presented.

*This work has been supported by ISTC project 2286, US DOE grant numbers DE-FG02-97-ER41042 and DE-FG02-97-ER41033 and the US NSF through an International Research Fellow Award number 0107263 and grant number 0555652.

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Authors

  • S.L. Stephenson

    • Gettysburg College

  • B.E. Crawford

    • Gettysburg College

  • D. Kawamura

    • Gettysburg College

  • M.R. Schmidt

    • Gettysburg College

  • D.A. Yager-Elorriaga

    • Gettysburg College

  • Calvin Howell

    • Duke University
    • Duke University and TUNL

  • Werner Tornow

    • Duke University
    • TUNL - Duke University

  • G.E. Mitchell

    • North Carolina State University
    • North Carolina St. Univ. and TUNL

  • W.I. Furman

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • A.R. Krylov

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • E.V. Lychagin

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • A. Yu. Muzichka

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • G.V. Nekhaev

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • E.I. Sharapov

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • V.N. Shvetsov

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • A.V. Strelkov

    • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia

  • B.G. Levakov

    • All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics, Russia

  • A.E. Lyzhin

    • All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics, Russia

  • Yu. I. Chernukhin

    • All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics, Russia

  • Ya. Z. Kandiev

    • All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics, Russia