Neutron Beta Decay: Status and Future of the Asymmetry Measurement
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With more intense sources of cold and ultracold neutrons becoming available and with improved experimental techniques being developed, determination of |Vud| from neutron beta decay with a similar precision to that from from superallowed beta decays is within reach. Determination of |Vud| from neutron beta decay, free from nuclear corrections, hold the most promise for a further improvement of the determination of |Vud|. The current and future neutron beta decay correlation experiments including the UCNA experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory are reviewed
Contributed to 4th International Workshop on the CKM Unitarity Triangle (CKM 2006), Nagoya, Japan, 12-16 Dec 2006
Contributed to 4th International Workshop on the CKM Unitarity Triangle (CKM 2006), Nagoya, Japan, 12-16 Dec 2006