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Selected Works of Robert W. Pattie Jr.
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Detection System for Neutron β Decay Correlations in the UCNB and Nab Experiments
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (2017)
  • Leah J. Broussard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • B. A. Zeck, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Edith R. Adamek, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Stephan Baeßler, University of Virginia
  • Noah Birge, University of Tennessee
  • Marie Blatnik, Cleveland State University
  • J. David Bowman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Astrid E. Brandt, North Carolina State University
  • A. E. Brandt, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Matthew Brown, University of Kentucky
  • John F. Burkhart, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Nathan B. Callahan, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Steven M. Clayton, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Christopher B. Crawford, University of Kentucky
  • Chris Cude-Woods, North Carolina State University
  • Scott Currie, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Eric B. Dees, North Carolina State University
  • Xinjian Ding, Virginia Tech
  • Nadia Fomin, University of Tennessee
  • Emil Frlez, University of Virginia
  • Jason Fry, University of Virginia
  • Frederick E. Gray, Regis University
  • Said Hasan, University of Kentucky
  • Kevin P. Hickerson, California Institute of Technology
  • J. Todd Hoagland, North Carolina State University
  • Anthony T. Holley, Tennessee Technological University
  • Takeyasu M. Ito, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Andreas Klein, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Hengne Li, University of Virginia
  • ChenYu Liu, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Mark F. Makela, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • P. L. McGaughey, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • J. Mirabal-Martinez, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Charles L. Morris, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Jose D. Ortiz, University of Washington
  • Robert W. Pattie, Jr., Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Seppo I. Penttilä, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Brad Plaster, University of Kentucky
  • Dinko Počanić, University of Virginia
  • John C. Ramsey
  • A. Salas-Bacci, University of Virginia
  • Daniel J. Salvat, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Alexander Saunders, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Susan J. Seestrom, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Sky Sjue, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Aron Sprow, University of Kentucky
  • Z. Tang, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • R. Bruce Vogelaar, Virginia Tech
  • Brittany VornDick, North Carolina State University
  • Z. Wang, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Wanchun Wei, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • J. Wexler, North Carolina State University
  • W. S. Wilburn, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • T. L. Womack, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • A. R. Young, North Carolina State University
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Abstract
We describe a detection system designed for precise measurements of angular correlations in neutron β decay. The system is based on thick, large area, highly segmented silicon detectors developed in collaboration with Micron Semiconductor, Ltd. The prototype system meets specifications for β electron detection with energy thresholds below 10 keV, energy resolution of ∼3 keV FWHM, and rise time of ∼50 ns with 19 of the 127 detector pixels instrumented. Using ultracold neutrons at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, we have demonstrated the coincident detection of β particles and recoil protons from neutron β decay. The fully instrumented detection system will be implemented in the UCNB and Nab experiments to determine the neutron β decay parameters B, a, and b.
Keywords
  • Detection System,
  • Neutron β Decay,
  • Correlations,
  • UCNB,
  • Nab Experiments
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 21, 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2016.12.030
Publisher Statement
This document is an author manuscript from arXiv. The publisher's final edited version of this article is available at Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research.
Citation Information
Leah J. Broussard, B. A. Zeck, Edith R. Adamek, Stephan Baeßler, et al.. "Detection System for Neutron β Decay Correlations in the UCNB and Nab Experiments" Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Vol. 849 (2017) p. 83 - 93 ISSN: 0168-9002
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-pattie/10/