Systematic Uncertainties of the Firez Interference Term in the Free Neutron Beta Decay of the Nab Experiment
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Abstract
The Nab experiment is under construction at the SNS, with the goal to measure two parameters in free neutron beta decay: (a) the electron-antineutrino correlation $a$ to a precision of $\delta a / a = 10^{-3}$ and (b) the Fierz interference term $b$ to $\delta b = 3\times10^{-3}$. The Fierz interference term $b$ will be extracted from a measurement of the neutron beta decay spectrum. These results will be used to determine the ratio of nucleon axial-vector coupling to vector coupling up to a precision of $0.03\%$, and thus test the unitarity of CKM matrix, as well as to search for beyond the Standard Model Physics through S,T interactions. We will present simulations required for a thorough analysis of the systematic uncertainties in the Fierz term measurement.
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Authors
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Huangxing Li
University of Virginia