Abstract

The current three sigma tension in the unitarity test of the Cabbibo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix is a notable problem with the Standard Model of elementary particle physics. A long-standing goal of the study of free neutron beta decay is to better determine the CKM element Vud through measurements of the neutron lifetime and a decay correlation parameter. The Nab collaboration intends to measure a, the neutrino-electron correlation, with accuracy sufficient for a competitive evaluation of Vud based on neutron decay data alone. This paper gives a status report and an outlook.

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Title
Study of neutron beta decay with the Nab experiment
Author
Baeßler, Stefan; Acharya, Himal; Alarcon, Ricardo; Broussard, Leah J; Bowler, Michael; Bowman, David; Jin Ha Choi; Love, Christie; Chupp, Tim; Clymer, Skylar; Crawford, Christopher; Dodson, George; Fomin, Nadia; Fry, Jason; Gericke, Michael; Godri, Rebecca; Gonzalez, Francisco M; Greene, Geoff; Hagemeier, Andrew; Hamblen, Josh; Hayen, Leendert; Hendrus, Chelsea; Jezghani, Aaron; Li, Huangxing; Macsai, Nick; Makela, Mark; Mammei, Russell; Mathews, David G; Mendelsohn, August; Mueller, Paul; Nelsen, Austin; Jordan O’Kronley; Penttila, Seppo; Pioquinto, Jason; Počanić, Dinko; Rahangdale, Hitesh; Ramsey, John; Saunders, Alexander; Schreyer, Wolfgang; Scott, Elizabeth Mae; Singh, Aryaman; Tinius, Leonard; Young, Albert R
Section
Fundamental Symmetries / New Physics Searches
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
EDP Sciences
ISSN
21016275
e-ISSN
2100014X
Source type
Conference Paper
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3193657371
Copyright
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