Ultracold Neutron Production, Storage, and Detection in ³He-Superfluid ⁴He Mixtures

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lamoreaux, Steve K.

Affiliations: University of Washington, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 351560, Seattle, WA 98195-1560, USA

Abstract: Recent theoretical and experimental progress on the development of new techniques for measuring the neutron electric dipole moment and neutron lifetime, and for producing ultracold neutrons in general, is reviewed, with emphasis on the electric dipole moment work. The basic idea is to produce and store ultracold neutrons in a superfluid 4He bath which has been doped with a low concentration of polarized 3He which serves as an ultracold neutron polarizer, analyzer, and magnetometer.

DOI: 10.1080/10238169608200083

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 4, no. 1-4, pp. 183-190, 1996