Los Alamos National Laboratory Leads Research Collaboration In Which New Measurement Of Free Neutron Lifetime Achieves World-Record Precision

Los Alamos National Laboratory Leads Research Collaboration In Which New Measurement Of Free Neutron Lifetime Achieves World-Record Precision

Student researchers Lucas Opiola from Valparaiso University and Nathan Washecheck from North Carolina State University check on the elevator movement. The UCNTau apparatus extends more than 20 feet above the ground at the Ultracold Neutron Facility. Courtesy/LANL LANL News: UCNTau collaboration validates past results, techniques for future experiments Incorporated into every aspect of everyday life, the neutron is a fundamental particle of natu…