Nuclear and Atomic Physics

   

The Neutron Enigma

Authors: Norbert Buchholz

The lifetime of the neutron is still discussed very controversially, because two different measurement methods give two values, which differ from each other far beyond the standard deviations of the single measurements. In this work, two formulas with slightly modified initial parameters for calculating the lifetime of the neutron were established, each of which agrees with the measured values of the two measurement methods within the error limits. The bases of the calculations suggest that the discrepancy in the measured values is not due to systematic errors in the measurement procedures, but rather that the β-electrons are in an excited state during the beam experiment, which alters the energy balance of the decay process and thus the lifetime of the neutron

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