Published December 1, 2008
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Journal article
Storage of ultracold neutrons in high resistivity, non-magnetic materials with high Fermi potential
Creators
- 1. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland)
- 2. Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-3052 Villigen (Switzerland)
- 3. University Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich (Switzerland)
- 4. Stefan Meyer Institut, Vienna (Austria)
Description
We report the use of deuterated polystyrene (dPS) and deuterated polyethylene (dPE) for the storage of ultracold neutrons (UCN) in an experiment to search for a finite neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM). The Fermi potential of thin film coatings on silicon was measured by cold neutron reflectometry as V(dPS)=(161±10) neV and V(dPE)=(214±10) neV. The UCN loss factor at room temperature of a dPS-coated polystyrene insulator is η=(3±1)x10-4.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.09.018Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2008.09.018;
- PII
- S0168-9002(08)01438-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 597
- Journal Issue
- 2-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 222-226
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41009481
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COATINGS; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENE; POTENTIALS; SILICON; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; THIN FILMS; ULTRACOLD NEUTRONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; COLD NEUTRONS; DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC MOMENTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; FILMS; HADRONS; MATERIALS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYVINYLS; SEMIMETALS; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE RANGE
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.