Published 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Limits on the Fierz interference term in neutron beta decay with PERKEO III

  • 1. Atominstitut, TU Wien (Austria)
  • 2. Physik Department ENE, TU Muenchen (Germany)
  • 3. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Heidelberg (Germany)
  • 4. Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (France)

Description

Neutron beta decay provides an excellent toolkit for the investigation of the structure of the weak interaction and potential deviations from the predictions of the standard model of particle physics. Measuring the beta asymmetry provides the most precise way to determine the ratio of axialvector- and vector-coupling, λ, and is also sensitive to non-zero scalar and tensor couplings via the Fierz interference term, b. The neutron decay spectrometer Perkeo III was used to measure several correlation coefficients in neutron beta decay and performed the most precise measurement of the beta asymmetry at the PF1B beam at the Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble. In this talk we present the result of an energy-dependent analysis of the experimental beta asymmetry which yields limits on the Fierz interference term.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Journal Issue
Bochum 2018 issue
Series
Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 53(1)
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
0420-0195
CODEN
VDPEAZ

Conference

Title
2018 DPG Spring meeting with the division of physics of hadrons and nuclei and the working group young DPG
Original Conference Title
DPG-Fruehjahrstagung 2018 des Fachverbands Physik der Hadronen und Kerne und des Arbeitskreises Junge DPG
Dates
26 Feb - 2 Mar 2018
Place
Bochum (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
50010703
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASYMMETRY; CORRELATIONS; INTERFERENCE; NEUTRONS; SEMILEPTONIC DECAY
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE DECAY; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY

Optional Information

Notes
Session: HK 11.2 Mo 17:00; No further information available