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Precision Measurement of the Neutron-3He Spin-Dependent Scattering Length Using Neutron Interferometry

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M Huber, F.E. Weitfeld, Thomas R. Gentile, Wangchun Chen, Muhammad D. Arif, Dmitry Pushin, L Yang, T. Black

Abstract

There is strong theoretical interest in the study of few-body nucleon systems. Experimental measurements of neutron scattering lengths are able to perform precise tests of nucleon-nucleon models. Neutron interferometry provides some of the most precise values of spin-independent neutron scattering lengths, bc, including measurements for n-H, n-D, and n-3He to better than a percent relative uncertainty. The spin-dependent neutron scattering length, bi, of n-3He has been measured once before by Zimmer et al. using a polarized helium-3 target inside a spin echo apparatus.
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods
Volume
102
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

interferometer, neutron, polarized gas, scattering length
Neutron research

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Huber, M. , Weitfeld, F. , Gentile, T. , Chen, W. , Arif, M. , Pushin, D. , Yang, L. and Black, T. (2009), Precision Measurement of the Neutron-3He Spin-Dependent Scattering Length Using Neutron Interferometry, Nuclear Instruments & Methods, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=842588 (Accessed December 26, 2024)

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Created May 21, 2009, Updated October 12, 2021