Update on the Status of the UCNB Experiment

ORAL

Abstract

Precision neutron beta decay experiments serve well as a test of the Standard Model, and act as a sensitive probe for Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics. The UCNB experiment at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) uses a direct measurement of the proton and coincident electron from free neutron beta decay to determine the neutrino asymmetry, B, to a target precision of 1 × 10-3. Recent efforts have led to an improved analysis of digitized detector traces and a more detailed  understanding of detector systematics. An updated analysis of a first attempt to measure B using ultracold neutrons and a discussion of implications for future experimental efforts such as Nab will be presented.

*This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under Award Numbers DE-SC0008107 and DE-SC0014622.

Presenters

  • Aaron Jezghani

    • Univ of Kentucky

Authors

  • Aaron Jezghani

    • Univ of Kentucky
  • Christopher B B Crawford

    • University of Kentucky
    • Univ of Kentucky