R. MusedinovicNorth Carolina State University, L. S. BloklandIndiana University, Bloomington, C. B. Cude-WoodsLos Alamos National Laboratory, M. SinghLos Alamos National Laboratory, M. A. BlatnikLos Alamos National LaboratoryKellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, N. CallahanArgonne National Laboratory, J. H. ChoiNorth Carolina State University, S. ClaytonLos Alamos National Laboratory, B. W. FilipponeKellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, W. R. FoxIndiana University, Bloomington, E. FriesKellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, P. GeltenbortInstitut Laue-Langevin, F. M. GonzalezOak Ridge National Laboratory, L. HayenNorth Carolina State University, K. P. HickersonKellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, A. T. HolleyTennessee Technological University, T. M. ItoLos Alamos National Laboratory, A. KomivesDePauw University, S LinLos Alamos National Laboratory, Chen-Yu LiuUniversity of Illinois, M. F. MakelaLos Alamos National Laboratory, C. M. O'ShaughnessyLos Alamos National Laboratory, R. W. Pattie JrEast Tennessee State University, J. C. RamseyOak Ridge National Laboratory, D. J. SalvatIndiana University, Bloomington, A. SaundersOak Ridge National Laboratory, S. J. SeestromLos Alamos National Laboratory, E. I. SharapovJoint Institute for Nuclear Research, Z. TangLos Alamos National Laboratory, F. W. UhrichLos Alamos National Laboratory, J. VanderwerpIndiana University, Bloomington, P. WalstromLos Alamos National Laboratory, Z. WangLos Alamos National Laboratory, A. R. YoungNorth Carolina State UniversityTriangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, C. L. MorrisLos Alamos National Laboratory
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Abstract
Here we publish three years of data for the UCNtau experiment performed at
the Los Alamos Ultra Cold Neutron Facility at the Los Alamos Neutron Science
Center. These data are in addition to our previously published data. Our goals
in this paper are to better understand and quantify systematic uncertainties
and to improve the lifetime statistical precision. We report a measured value
for these runs from 2020-2022 for the neutron lifetime of 877.94+/-0.37 s; when
all the data from UCNtau are averaged we report an updated value for the
lifetime of 877.82+/-0.22 (statistical)+0.20-0.17 (systematic) s. We utilized
improved monitor detectors, reduced our correction due to UCN upscattering on
ambient gas, and employed four different main UCN detector geometries both to
reduce the correction required for rate dependence and explore potential
contributions due to phase space evolution.