Prospects for neutron→antineutron transition searches

An ORNL—UTK—UW—Harvard group is exploring the possibility of performing a new experiment to search for neutron-antineutron transitions either at the ORNL HFIR reactor or at a new proposed neutron spallation source. The advanced layout, based on a large mirror focusing reflector, proposed for this ex...

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Published in:Nuclear physics. Section B, Proceedings supplement Proceedings supplement, 1996, Vol.48 (1), p.460-462
Main Authors: Kamyshkov, Yu.A., Bugg, W.M., Cohn, H.O., Condo, G.T., Efremenko, Yu.V., Lamoreaux, S.K., Lillie, R.A., Plasil, F., Raman, S., Rennich, M.J., Shmakov, K.D., Wilson, R., Young, G.R.
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Summary:An ORNL—UTK—UW—Harvard group is exploring the possibility of performing a new experiment to search for neutron-antineutron transitions either at the ORNL HFIR reactor or at a new proposed neutron spallation source. The advanced layout, based on a large mirror focusing reflector, proposed for this experiment should allow improving the discovery potential of an n→n¯ transition search by 3–4 orders of magnitude, as compared to the most recent similar experiment at ILL—Grenoble. It should be possible to establish a limit for the characteristic transition time of τ nn¯>10 10 seconds.
ISSN:0920-5632
1873-3832
DOI:10.1016/0920-5632(96)00290-3