ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
The Standard Model (SM) of Particle Physics predicts the free neutron lifetime, τn, as a function of only two input parameters with high precision. Recent theoretical progress now provides a SM description of neutron decay at the 10−4 level. My project, NuLife, will enable a future measurement of τn with 0.1 s accuracy to test these SM predictions at the same unprecedented level through the pioneering development of a novel, large-volume, and deep magnetic trap. Previous measurements with a material trap confirm that at least 200 times more ultracold neutrons (UCN) can be stored in such a deep magnetic trap, compared to our proof-of-principle setup τSPECT, when connected to the…
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