Measurement of the free neutron lifetime using the neutron spectrometer on NASA's Lunar Prospector mission
(2021)
Journal Article
Wilson, J. T., Lawrence, D. J., Peplowski, P. N., Eke, V. R., & Kegerreis, J. A. (2021). Measurement of the free neutron lifetime using the neutron spectrometer on NASA's Lunar Prospector mission. Physical Review C, 104(4), Article 045501. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.104.045501
We use data from the Lunar Prospector Neutron Spectrometer to make the second space-based measurement of the free neutron lifetime finding τ n = 887 ± 14 stat + 7 − 3 syst s, which is within 1 σ of the accepted value. This measurement expands the ran... Read More about Measurement of the free neutron lifetime using the neutron spectrometer on NASA's Lunar Prospector mission.