2014: A measurement of the neutron to Hg-199 magnetic moment ratio

Phys. Lett. B 739, 128-132 (2014)

Afach S, Baker C A, Ban G, Bison G, Bodek K, Burghoff M, Chowdhuri Z, Daum M, Fertl M, Franke B, Geltenbort P, Green K, van der Grinten M G D, Grujic Z, Harris P G, Heil W, Helaine V, Henneck R, Horras M, Iaydjiev P, Ivanov S N, Kasprzak M, Kermaidic Y, Kirch K, Knecht A, Koch H -C, Krempel J, Kuzniak M, Lauss B, Lefort T, Lemiere Y, Mtchedlishvili A, Naviliat-Cuncic O, Pendlebury J M, Perkowski M, Pierre E, Piegsa F M, Pignol G, Prashanth P N, Quemener G, Rebreyend D, Ries D, Roccia S, Schmidt-Wellenburg P, Schnabel A, Severijns N, Shiers D, Smith K F, Voigt J, Weis A, et al.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2014.10.046

Abstract

The neutron gyromagnetic ratio has been measured relative to that of the 199Hg atom with an uncertainty of 0.8 ppm. We employed an apparatus where ultracold neutrons and mercury atoms are stored in the same volume and report the result γn/γHg=3.8424574(30).