Precision measurements with slow neutrons: April 5-7, 2004.
ProgramSunday, April 4, 2004 -- Washingtonian Hotel 7:00 pm Reception Monday, April 5, 2004 -- NIST, Green Auditorium 9:00 am Opening Remarks -- Dr. Lisa Karam, Acting Chief, Ionizing Radiation Division Welcome -- Dr. Richard Kayser, NIST Acting Deputy Director Electric Dipole Moment -- Chair: Jeff Nico, National Institute of Standards and Technology 9:20-9:40 Neutron EDM measurements with UCN at the ILL: present and future P. Geltenbort, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France 9:40-10:00 Search for a neutron EDM using ultracold neutrons R. Golub, Hahn-Meitner-Institut, Berlin 10:00-10:20 Multi-chamber EDM spectrometer A. Serebrov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute- RAS/Paul Scherrer Institut 10:20-10:35 What can be learned from neutron to anti-neutron transition search Y. Kamyshkov, University of Tennessee Optics I -- Chair: Sam Werner, University of Missouri 11:15-11:35 Coherence, quantum state engineering and phase space density enhancements H. Rauch, Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten 11:35-11:55 High-precision measurements of the n-p, n-d, and n- [.sup.3]He bound coherent scattering lengths T. C. Black, University of North Carolina at Wilmington 11:55-12:15 Measurement of the coherent neutron scattering length of [.sup.3]He W. Ketter, Universitat Mainz 12:15-12:30 Observation on the visibility decrease in a VCN spin resonator interferometry M. Utsuro, Osaka University 12:30-12:45 Spatial non-cyclic geometric phase in neutron interferometry S. Filipp, Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten Neutron Beta Decay I -- Chair: Geoffrey Greene, University of Tennessee 1:45-2:00 Radiative Corrections for Neutron Decay and Search for New Physics V. Gudkov, University of South Carolina 2:00-2:15 Standard Model Treatment of the Radiative Corrections to the Neutron [beta]-decay G. Bunatian, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 2:15-2:35 Measurement of the Neutron Lifetime Using a Proton Trap F. E. Wietfeldt, Tulane University 2:35-2:50 A Cryogenic Radiometer for Absolute Neutron Rate Measurement Z. Chowdhuri, National Institute of Standards and Technology/University of Maryland 2:50-3:10 Neutron lifetime experiment with gravitational trap and with lower temperature fomblin (LTF) coating V. Varlamov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS 3:10-3:30 Measuring the neutron lifetime with magnetically trapped neutrons S. N. Dzhosyuk, Harvard University Neutron Facilities -- Chair: Paul Huffman, North Carolina State University 4:00-4:15 The Cold, Very Cold, and Ultracold Neutron Facilities PF1 (Physique Fondamentale 1) and PF2 at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France P. Geltenbort, Institut Laue-Langevin Grenoble, France 4:15-4:30 The fundamental neutron physics facilities at NIST J. S. Nico, National Institute of Standards and Technology 4:30-4:45 A Pulsed Cold Neutron Beamline Flight Path 12 at LANSCE for Fundamental Nuclear Physics P.-N. Seo, Los Alamos National Laboratory 4:45-5:00 The Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline at the Spallation Neutron Source G. L. Greene, University of Tennessee 5:00-5:15 LENS: A New Pulsed Neutron Source for Research and Education M. Leuschner, Indiana University Cyclotron Facility 5:15-5:30 Performance of a New Ultracold Neutron Source at Los Alamos National Lab A. Saunders, Los Alamos National Laboratory 5:30-5:45 An Ultracold Neutron Source at PSI M. Daum, Paul Scherrer Institut 5:45-6:00 The Mini-[D.sub.2] source for ultracold neutrons at the new research reactor FRM-II E. Gutsmiedl, Technische Universitat Munchen 6:00-6:15 The UCN source at the North Carolina State University PULSTAR reactor B. Wehring, North Carolina State University Tuesday, April 6, 2004 -- NIST, Green Auditorium Neutron Beta Decay II -- Chair: John Doyle, Harvard University 8:30-8:50 [V.sub.us], [V.sub.ud], and CKM unitarity V. Cirigliano, California Institute of Technology 8:50-9:10 Neutron decay parameters and Instrument PERKEO H. Abele, University of Heidelberg Physics Institute 9:10-9:30 Progress toward a Precision Measurement of the Neutron [beta]-Decay Asymmetry using Ultracold Neutrons at LANSCE T. Ito, California Institute of Technology 9:30-9:45 Project of neutron beta-decay A-asymmetry measurement with accuracy on the level [10.sup.-3] A. Serebrov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS 9:45-10:00 Measurement of Neutron Decay Parameters -- The abBA Experiment J. D. Bowman, Los Alamos National Laboratory Time Reversal Violation -- Chair: Chris Gould, North Carolina State University 10:45-11:05 The T-odd R- and D- Correlations in Beta Decay P. Herczeg, Los Alamos National Laboratory 11:05-11:25 A new measurement of the D coeffcient with TRINE C. Plonka, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany 11:25-11:45 Time Reversal Violation in Neutron Beta Decay: The emiT Experiment J. F. Wilkerson, University of Washington 11:45-12:05 Search for Time Reversal Violation Effects: R-Correlation Measurement in Neutron Decay K. Bodek, JU-Krakow, Poland 12:05-12:25 Two coils resonant Ramsey's method for the measurement of time reversal invariance violation in neutron transmission A. Aldushchenkov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS 12:25-12:45 On the Way to Experimental Test of the Time Reversal Invariance in the Nuclear Reactions T. Ino, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization Poster Session I Miscellaneous Topics -- Chair: Mike Snow, Indiana University 2:45-3:05 Constraints on new interactions from neutron scattering experiments Y. Pokotilovski, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 3:05-3:25 Direct nn-scattering Measurement with the Pulsed Reactor YAGUAR G. E. Mitchell, North Carolina State University and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory 3:25-3:45 The Neutron Electric Polarizability from Neutron Total Cross Section of [.sup.208]Pb Measurement A. B. Laptev, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS 3:45-4:00 Investigation of solid [D.sub.2] for UCN sources K. Kirch, Paul Scherrer Institut Neutron Polarimetry/[.sup.3]He -- Chair: Gordon Jones, Hamilton College 4:30-4:50 Precision Neutron Polarimetry and Spin Flipping T. E. Chupp, University of Michigan 4:50-5:05 A Ramsey's Method with Pulsed Neutrons Y. Masuda, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization 5:05-5:25 A perfectly polarised neutron beam T. Soldner, Institut Laue Langevin 5:25-5:40 [.sup.3]He spin filter for neutrons M. Batz, University of Mainz 5:40-5:55 [.sup.3]He spin filters for slow neutron physics T. R. Gentile, National Institute of Standards and Technology 7:30 pm-Banquet -- Potowmack Landing Restaurant, Alexandria, VA -- Norman Ramsey, Personal Anecdotes About Great Physicists Wednesday, April 7, 2004 -- NIST, Green Auditorium Nucleon-Nucleon Interactions -- Chair: David Bowman, Los Alamos National Laboratory 8:30-8:50 Parity Violation in the NN Interaction Using Low Energy Neutrons W. M. Snow, Indiana University/Indiana University Cyclotron Facility 8:50-9:05 Measurement of Parity Violation in n-p Capture S. A. Page, University of Manitoba 9:05-9:20 Parity-violating neutron spin rotation in a super-fluid helium target C. D. Bass, Indiana University 9:20-9:35 Parity-violating neutron spin rotation in a liquid parahydrogen target D. M. Markoff, North Carolina State University Poster Session II Neutron Beta Decay III -- Chair: Peter Geltenbort, Institut Laue- Langevin 11:15-11:35 Charged Current Universality and the MSSM A. Kurylov, California Institute of Technology 11:35-11:55 Determination of the Electron-antineutrino Angular Correlation Coefficient [a.sub.0] in Unpolarized Neutron Decay J. Byrne, University of Sussex 11:55-12:15 The Neutron Decay Spectrometer aSPECT and the Unitarity of the CKM Matrix S. Baessler, Universitat Mainz 12:15-12:30 Proposed Measurement of the Beta-Neutrino Asymmetry in Neutron Decay G. L. Jones, Hamilton College 12:30-12:45 On the Measurement the Neutron Lifetime Using Ultra-Cold Neutrons in a Vacuum Quadrupole Trap J. D. Bowman, Los Alamos National Laboratory Neutron Optics II -- Chair: David Jacobson, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2:00-2:15 Experimental test of Laue diffraction method of a search for neutron EDM V. V. Voronin, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS 2:15-2:35 Gravitational Bound Quantum States and Limits on Large Extra Dimensions H. Abele, University of Heidelberg Physics Institute 2:35-2:55 New results on neutron quantum states in the Eart's gravitational field V. Nesvizhevsky, Institute Laue-Langevin 2:55-3:10 Quantum Contextuality in Single-Neutron Interferometer Experiments: violation of a Bell-like inequality Y. Hasegawa, Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten Neutron Beta Decay IV -- Chair: Scott Dewey, National Institute of Standards and Technology 4:00-4:20 First ever storage of ultracold neutrons in a magnetic trap made of permanent magnets V. Ezhov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute-Gatchina 4:20-4:40 A Neutron Lifetime Experiment Based on an "Accordion-Like" Ultracold-Neutron Storage Volume Coated with "Low Temperature Fomblin" B. Yerozolimsky, Harvard University 4:40-5:00 Neutron radiative [beta] Decay in effective field theory S. V. Gardner, University of Kentucky 5:00-5:15 Search for Radiative [beta]-decay of the Free Neutron J. Byrne, University of Sussex 5:15-5:30 The NIST Neutron Radiative Beta-Decay Experiment B. M. Fisher, Tulane University 5:30 pm Conference Summary Dirk Dubbers, Universitat Heidelberg
Poster Session
* Studies of Polarized [.sup.3]He at Cryogenic Temperatures
Q. Ye, Duke University
* Magnetometry and neutron EDM false effects
W. Heil, Universitat Mainz
* Magnetic field stabilization for neutron EDM experiments by external field coils
R. Henneck, Paul Scherrer Institut
* Detector Development for the abBA Experiment
P.-N. Seo, Los Alamos National Laboratory
* Electromagnetic design of the aSPECT neutron decay retardation spectrometer
F. Gluck, Universitat Mainz
* A Backscatter-Suppressed Electron Detector for the Measurement of "a"
A. Komives, DePauw University
* Electron Detectors for the UCNA experiment at LANSCE
J. Yuan, W. K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, Caltech
* The UCNA-Si Upgrade
J. W. Martin, California Institute of Technology
* Novel Proton Detectors for Angular Correlations of UCN Decay
S. Hoedl, University of Washington
* Thin Foil UCN Monitors and Absorbers for the UCNA Project
S. Hoedl, CENPA, University of Washington
* GEANT4-based Study of the abBA Experiment: Detector Response and Physics Analysis
E. Frlez, University of Virginia
* Neutron interferometric observation of the virtual excitation and multiple scattering correction terms to the index of refraction
K. P. Schoen, University of Missouri-Columbia
* New phenomena in neutron diffraction and optics of a noncentrosymmetric crystal. New feasibility for the neutron EDM search
V. V. Fedorov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
* Constraints on non-Newtonian gravity in the nanometer range from the experiment on neutron quantum states in the Earth's gravitational field
K. Protasov, Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie
* Design and Simulation of a Solid Methane Moderator at the LENS Neutron Source
Y. Shin, Indiana University/Indiana University Cyclotron Facility
* UCN production with a single crystal of ortho-deuterium
M. Utsuro, Osaka University
* Solid Oxygen as an Ultracold Neutron Source
C.-Y. Liu, Los Alamos National Laboratory
* A New Experiment to Measure The Depolarization and Loss Probability of UCN on Diamond Like Carbon (DLC)
A. Pichlmaier, Paul Scherrer Institut
* Storage of fast ultracold neutrons
L. Bondarenko, RRC Kurchatov Institute Moscow
* UCN anomalous losses, UCN depolarization and possible connection of the both phenomenons
A. Fomin, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS
* Tests of [.sup.6]Li doped glass scintillators for the detection of UCN
G. Ban, LPC-Caen, France
* The simulation of UCN experiments with Geant4
P. Fierlinger, Paul Scherrer Institut
* Estimates of the Performance of a UCN Moderator at the LENS Neutron Source
C.-Y. Liu, Los Alamos National Laboratory
* Development of a Long Wave Length Neutron Monochromator for Superthermal Production of Ultracold Neutrons
L. Yang, Harvard University
* A low noise CsI detector array for the precision measurement of parity nonconservation in n + p [right arrow] d + [gamma]
M. Gericke, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Indiana University
* A New Approach to Accurate Polarimetry of Polychromatic Cold Neutron Beams with a [.sup.3]He Spin Filter
F. E. Wietfeldt, Tulane University
* Precision Neutron Polarimetry for Neutron Beta Decay
S. Penttila, Los Alamos National Laboratory
* Very slow neutron transport at pulsed heating of cold moderator
Y. Pokotilovski, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna
* Design and performance of laser-pumped Cs-magnetometers for the planned UCN edm experiment at PSI
S. Groeger, University of Fribourg
* Measurement of Absolute Neutron Flux in Liquid [.sup.3]He
G. L. Hansen, Indiana University
* Silicon UCN detector with large area and with analysis of UCN polarization
M. Lasakov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS
* Superconducting UCN polarizer for a new EDM spectrometer
M. Lasakov, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS
* Gravi-magnetic trap for UCN as a quantum oscillator
A. Frank, Joint Institute for Nuclear Reasearch, Dubna
* Neutron Quantum State Tailoring
M. Baron, Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
* Cold neutron storage
M. R. Jaekel, Atominstitut Wien
* Confinement induced neutron phase
H. Lemmel, Atominstitut M. Baron, Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
* Simulation of Charged Particle Trajectories in the Neutron Decay Correlation Experiment abBA
D. Desai, University of Tennessee
* Simulation of the Performance of Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline at the High Flux Isotope Reactor
R. Mahurin, University of Tennessee
* Preparation of short neutron pulses using the multi-MIEZE principle
N. Arend, Technische Universitat Munchen
* Detection of Protons in Neutron Decay Experiments: A Low Energy Proton Source for Detector Development
R. L. Cooper, University of Michigan
* UCN interaction with surface
R. Golub, Hahn Meitner Institute, Berlin
* A Gamma Polarimeter for Neutron Polarization Measurement in a Liquid Deuterium Target for Parity Violation in Polarized Neutron Capture on Deuterium
M. Bowers, DePauw University
* Development of a position sensitive neutron detector with high efficiency and energy resolution for use at high-flux beam sources
D. M. Markoff, North Carolina State University
* Bounds on P-odd T-odd interactions from polarized neutron capture with unpolarized targets
C. R. Gould, North Carolina State University
* High-precision measurements of the n-[.sup.3]He bound coherent scattering length
P. R. Huffman, North Carolina State University/NIST
* Enviromental impact on the phase stability of a Neutron Interferometer
S. Mayer, Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
* A superconducting magnetic UCN trap for precise neutron lifetime measurements
R. Picker, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany
* NIST Interferometer Facility for Precision Scattering Length Measurements
D. L. Jacobson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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| Publication: | Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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| Article Type: | Calendar |
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