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Measuring the Neutron Lifetime with Record-Breaking Precision

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Author(s)

Shannon Hoogerheide

Abstract

An improved version of a "bottle" experiment lets researchers lower the uncertainty on this important parameter—but a tantalizing discrepancy remains.
Citation
Physics
Volume
14
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1103/Physics.14.142
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Keywords

neutron lifetime, neutron beta decay
Physics and Nuclear physics

Citation

Hoogerheide, S. (2021), Measuring the Neutron Lifetime with Record-Breaking Precision, Physics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/Physics.14.142, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=933544 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created October 13, 2021, Updated March 18, 2025
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