Neutron storage and detection experiments

Measurements of the fundamental properties of neutrons may yield insight into unsolved problems in particle physics and astrophysics. Intense sources of ultracold neutrons, and efficient neutron storage and detection, are needed to make these measurements possible. A new neutron storage vessel, designed and built in Canada, will be tested at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), and has been approved and scheduled to run in June 2022. Neutron detectors built in Canada will be tested in a separate measurement, conducted in either May or June. The student will assist in preparing, conducting, and analyzing the data from the tests, during summer 2022. The tests in Japan are direly needed to ensure the future success of a fully assembled neutron electric dipole moment experiment, to commence in Canada in 2023.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jeffery Martin

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Partner:

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Winnipeg

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