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Dec 8 – 9, 2022
Marriott
Europe/Berlin timezone

Challenges and opportunities in UCN science: new sources and novel detectors

Dec 8, 2022, 1:05 PM
35m
Marriott

Marriott

Invited talk (30 min + 5 min discussion) Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics

Speaker

Skyler Degenkolb (Universität Heidelberg)

Description

In-situ experiments with ultracold neutrons (UCN) present an opportunity to profit from long observation times and high densities, but must confront numerous practical challenges. I will discuss the challenges and opportunities connected with in-situ measurements of the neutron's electric dipole moment, focusing on a modular multichamber concept based on UCN production, storage, and detection in small cells filled with isotopically pure superfluid helium. Key challenges include in-situ UCN detection with spin selectivity, and the management of systematic errors arising from nondynamical phase shifts. I will discuss possibilities for UCN detection and readout, as well as concepts for implementing them in demonstration- and full-scale experiments. Requirements for magnetic shielding and magnetometry will also be surveyed.

Primary author

Skyler Degenkolb (Universität Heidelberg)

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