aCORN: A New Measurement of the Electron- antineutrino Correlation Coefficient in Neutron Decay
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The aCoRn collaboration plans to measure the electron-antineutrino correlation coefficient (“little a”) in neutron decay. “a” is the least well known of the neutron decay coefficients. It’s value, when combined with other neutron decay parameters, can be used to determine the weak vector and axial vector coupling constants and to test the validity and self-consistency of the Electroweak Standard model.
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