Skip to main content
Log in

Cooling of ultracold neutrons during their long storage in a trap

  • Fields, Particles, and Nuclei
  • Published:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We have observed the cooling of ultracold neutrons during their long storage in a trap, with a probability estimated as 1×10−6/reflection and with an energy transfer of about 3 neV.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. F. L. Shapiro, “Ultra-Cold Neutrons” [in Russian], Preprint JINR R3-7135, Dubna (1973).

  2. R. Golub, D. Richardson, and S. Lamoreaux, Ultra-Cold Neutrons, Adam Hilger, Bristol, 1991.

    Google Scholar 

  3. W. Mampe, P. Ageron et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 284, 111 (1989).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. A. G. Kharitonov, V. V. Nesvizhevsky, A. P. Serebrov et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 284, 98 (1989).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. W. Mampe, L. Bondarenko, V. Morozov et al., JETP Lett. 57, 82 (1993).

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. L. Bondarenko, E. Korobkina, V. Morozov et al., ILL Experimental Rep. #3-14-44 (1997).

  7. Yu. Kosvintsev, Yu. Kushnir, and V. I. Morozov, Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 77, 1277 (1979) [Sov. Phys. JETP 50, 642 (1979)].

    Google Scholar 

  8. Ya. B. Zel’dovich and A. D. Myshkis, Elements of Applied Mathematics [in Russian], Nauka, Moscow, 1973, p. 230.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Additional information

Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 68, No. 9, 663–666 (10 November 1998)

Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Bondarenko, L., Korobkina, E., Morozov, V. et al. Cooling of ultracold neutrons during their long storage in a trap. Jetp Lett. 68, 691–695 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567930

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567930

PACS numbers

Navigation