| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1828625 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We report the use of deuterated polystyrene (dPS) and deuterated polyethylene (dPE) for the storage of ultracold neutrons (UCN) in an experiment to search for a finite neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM). The Fermi potential of thin film coatings on silicon was measured by cold neutron reflectometry as V(dPS)=(161±10) neV and V(dPE)=(214±10) neV. The UCN loss factor at room temperature of a dPS-coated polystyrene insulator is η=(3±1)×10−4.
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Authors
K. Bodek, M. Daum, R. Henneck, S. Heule, M. Kasprzak, K. Kirch, A. Knecht, M. Kuźniak, B. Lauss, M. Meier, G. Petzoldt, M. Schneider, G. Zsigmond,