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
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Measuring the Neutron Lifetime with Record-Breaking Precision
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An improved version of a "bottle" experiment lets researchers lower the uncertainty on this important parameter—but a tantalizing discrepancy remains.Citation
Physics
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14
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neutron lifetime, neutron beta decay
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