Publications related to PERC

Structural, electrical and magnetic properties of reactively DC sputtered Cu and Ti thin films. Application to Cu/Ti neutron supermirrors for low spin-flip applications
J. M. Gómez-Guzmán, M. Opel, T. Veres, P. Link, L. Bottyán
Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 1059, 169005 (2024)
10.1016/j.nima.2023.169005

A non-depolarizing CuTi neutron supermirror guide for PERC
A. Hollering, N. Rebrova, C. Klauser, Th. Lauer, B. Märkisch, U. Schmidt
Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 1032, 166634 (2022)
10.1016/j.nima.2022.166634
arXiv:2112.00815 [phys:inst-det]

Recent design studies for the novel momentum spectrometer NoMoS
D. Moser, W. Khalid, R. Jiglau, T. Soldner, M. Valentan, J. Zmeskal, G. Konrad
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1643 012005 (2020)
10.1088/1742-6596/1643/1/012005
arxiv.org:1906.04511 [physics.ins-det]

MONOPOL - A traveling-wave magnetic neutron spin resonator for tailoring polarized neutron beams
E. Jericha, C. Gösselsberger, H. Abele, S. Baumgartner, B. M. Berger, P. Geltenbort, M. Hino, T. Oda, R. Raab, G. Badurek
Sci Rep 10, 5815 (2020)
10.1038/s41598-020-62612-9

Design of the Magnetic System of the Neutron Decay Facility PERC
X. Wang, C. Ziener et al. (PERC Collaboration)
EPJ Web Conf. 219, 04007 (2019)
10.1051/epjconf/201921904007 
arxiv:1905.10249 [physics.ins-det]

NoMoS: An R x B Drift Momentum Spectrometer for Beta Decay Studies
D. Moser, H. Abele, J. Bosina, H. Fillunger, T. Soldner, X. Wang, J. Zmeskal, G. Konrad
EPJ Web Conf. 219, 04003 (2019)
10.1051/epjconf/201921904003
arXiv:1906.04511 [physics.ins-det]

Depolarization in polarizing supermirrors
C. Klauser, et al.
Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys Res. Sec A 840, 181-185 (2016)
10.1016/j.nima.2016.09.056

Beam Line Parameters for PERC at the ESS
C. Klauser, H. Abele, T. Soldner
Physics Procedia 51, 46-49 (2014)
10.1016/j.phpro.2013.12.011

R x B Drift Momentum Spectrometer
X. Wang, G. Konrad, H. Abele
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 701, 254-261 (2013)
doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.10.071
arXiv:1209.6595

Ultra-Sensitive Depolarization Study of Polarizing CoTi Supermirrors with the Opaque Test Bench
C. Klauser, T. Bigault, N. Rebrova, T. Soldner
Physics Procedia 42, 99-105 (2013)
10.1016/j.phpro.2013.03.181.

Wavelength-selected neutron pulses formed by a spatial magnetic neutron spin resonator
C. Gösselsberger, et al.
Physics Procedia 42, 106–115 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2013.03.182

Neutron Decay with PERC: a Progress Report
G. Konrad, H. Abele, M. Beck, C. Drescher, D. Dubbers, J. Erhart, H. Fillunger, C. Gösselsberger, W. Heil, M. Horvath, E. Jericha, C. Klauser, J. Klenke, B. Märkisch, R. K. Maix, H. Mest, S. Nowak, N. Rebrova, C. Roick, C. Sauerzopf, U. Schmidt, T. Soldner, X. Wang and O. Zimmer
(The PERC collaboration)
Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Neutron Scattering
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 340, 012048 (2012)
doi:10.1088/1742-6596/340/1/012048

Neutron beam tailoring by means of a novel pulsed spatial magnetic spin resonator
C. Gösselsberger, et al.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 340, 012028 (2012)
10.1088/1742-6596/340/1/012028

Design of a pulsed spatial neutron magnetic spin resonator
G. Badurek, C. Gösselsberger, E. Jericha
Physica B 406, 2458–2462 (2011)
10.1016/j.physb.2010.09.023

Design of a novel pulsed spin resonator for the beta-decay experiment PERC
C. Gösselsberger, et al.
Physics Procedia 17, 62–68 (2011)
10.1016/j.phpro.2011.06.018

Towards polarisation analysis with 10-4 accuracy
T. Soldner, C. Klauser, J. Chastagnier
Institut Laue-Langevin Report No. 3-07-235, 2011

A clean, bright, and versatile source of neutron decay products
D. Dubbers, H. Abele, S. Baeßler, B. Märkisch, M. Schumann, T. Soldner, O. Zimmer
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 596, 238-247 (2008)

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.157
arXiv:0709.4440

Reviews

Precise Measurements of the Decay of Free Neutrons
Dirk Dubbers and Bastian Märkisch
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science 71, 139-163 (2021)
10.1146/annurev-nucl-102419-043156
arXiv:2106.02345 [nucl-ex]

The neutron and its role in cosmology and particle physics
Dirk Dubbers and Michael G. Schmidt
Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 11111171 (2011)
doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.83.1111
arXiv:1105.3694 [hep-ph]

The neutron. Its properties and basic interactions
H. Abele
Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys 60, 1-81 (2008)
doi:10.1016/j.ppnp.2007.05.002

Particle physics with cold neutrons
D. Dubbers
Progr. Part. Nucl. Phys. 26 (1991) 
doi:10.1016/0146-6410(91)90011-C

Neutron Decay Experiments by the Collaboration

Limit on the Fierz Interference Term b from a Measurement of the Beta Asymmetry in Neutron Decay
H. Saul, C. Roick, H. Abele, H. Mest, M. Klopf, A. Petoukhov, T. Soldner, X. Wang, D. Werder, B. Märkisch
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 112501 (2020)
10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.112501
arXiv:1911.01766 [nucl-ex]

Measurement of the weak axial-vector coupling constant in the decay of free neutrons using a pulsed cold neutron beam
B. Märkisch, H. Mest, H. Saul, X. Wang, H. Abele, D. Dubbers, M. Klopf, A. Petoukhov, C. Roick, T. Soldner, D. Werder
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 222503 (2019)
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.242501
arXiv:1812.04666 [nucl-ex]

Determination of the Weak Axial Vector Coupling λ=gA/gV from a Measurement of the Beta Asymmetry Parameter A in Neutron Beta Decay
D. Mund, B. Märkisch, M. Deissenroth, J. Krempel, M. Schumann, H. Abele,
A. Petoukhov, T. Solder
Phys. Rev. Lett. 110 (2013) 172502
doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.172502
arXiv:1204.0013 [hep-ex]

The new neutron decay spectrometer Perkeo III
B. Märkisch, H. Abele, D. Dubbers, F. Friedl, A. Kaplan, H. Mest, M. Schumann, T. Soldner and D. Wilkin
Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 611 (2009) 216-218
doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.066

First measurements with the neutron decay spectrometer aSPECT
S. Baeßler, F. Ayala Guardia, M. Borg, F. Glück, W. Heil, G. Konrad, I. Konorov, R. Muñoz Horta, G. Petzoldt, D. Rich, M. Simson, Yu. Sobolev, H.-F. Wirth and O. Zimmer
Eur. Phys. J. A 38, 17 (2008)
doi:10.1140/epja/i2008-10660-0

Measurement of the Proton Asymmetry Parameter C in Neutron Beta Decay
M. Schumann, M. Kreuz, M. Deissenroth, F. Glück, J. Krempel, B. Märkisch, D. Mund, A. Petoukhov, T. Soldner, H. Abele
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 151801 (2008)
doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.151801
arXiv:0712.2442 [hep-ph]

Measurement of the Neutrino Asymmetry Parameter B in Neutron Decay
M. Schumann, T. Soldner, M. Deissenroth, F. Glück, J. Krempel, M. Kreuz, B. Märkisch, D. Mund, A. Petoukhov, H. Abele
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 191803 (2007)
doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.191803
arXiv:0706.3788 [hep-ph]

New limit on T violation in neutron decay
T. Soldner, L. Beck, C. Plonka, K. Schreckenbach, O. Zimmer
Phys. Lett. B 581 (2004) 49-55
doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.12.004

Is the unitarity of the quark-mixing CKM matrix violated in neutron beta-decay?
H. Abele, M. Astruc Hoffmann, S. Baeßler, D. Dubbers, F. Glück, U. Müller, V. Nesvizhevsky, J. Reich, O. Zimmer
Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 211801 (2002)
doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.211801