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Neutron lifetime measurement using pulsed neutron beam at J-PARC

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16H02194
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Principal Investigator

Mishima Kenji  大学共同利用機関法人高エネルギー加速器研究機構, 物質構造科学研究所, 特別准教授 (20392136)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 関場 大一郎  筑波大学, 数理物質系, 講師 (20396807)
吉岡 瑞樹  九州大学, 先端素粒子物理研究センター, 准教授 (20401317)
山下 了  東京大学, 素粒子物理国際研究センター, 特任教授 (60272465)
角野 浩史  東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 准教授 (90332593)
北口 雅暁  名古屋大学, 現象解析研究センター, 准教授 (90397571)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥43,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥33,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥9,930,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥7,410,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,710,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥17,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥18,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,290,000)
Keywords中性子寿命 / 中性子崩壊 / ビッグバン元素合成 / CKM行列 / TBW / 素粒子(実験) / 実験核物理 / 中性子 / 原子核 (実験)
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The neutron lifetime is a very important parameter to understand nucleosynthesis in the early universe or the standard model of the elementary particles. The neutron lifetime was determined by the beam method, which counts the number of neutrons and the number of decays per unit time, or storaging method, which measures the decay time of storaged ultra cold neutrons.
The results of the two types of methods gave a discrepancy of 8.4 seconds (4σ), and the solution of this problem is an urgent issue. In order to solve this problem, we have developed a new method for precise measurement of the neutron lifetime. The experiment was performed using J-PARC pulsed neutrons with a gas detector to count the decay electron with mixed 3He to measure the neutron flux. As the results, the neutron lifetime was obtained as 896±10 (statistical error) +14/-10 (strain error) [s] by detecting neutron decay electrons .

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

中性子は原子核を構成する核子のうちの一つで、寿命約15分で陽子と電子に崩壊することが知られています。最近中性子の寿命が測定の方法によりその値が異なる、ということが報告されています。中性子の寿命はその崩壊の数を数える方法と崩壊せず残った中性子を測定する2つの方法で測定されています。この2つがなぜ異なるかはまだわかっておらず、もしかすると中性子が消えてしまっているのではないか、ということまで考えられています。我々は既存の方法とは違う方法で測定を行い、最初の実験結果を得ました。今後精度を上げていくことで、この問題が単なる実験の間違いであったのか、あるいは新しい現象なのかがわかってくると期待されます。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (52 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (42 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 18 results,  Invited: 2 results) Remarks (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] New project for precise neutron lifetime measurement at J-PARC2019

    • Author(s)
      Nagakura Naoki et al.
    • Journal Title

      EPJ Web of Conferences

      Volume: 219 Pages: 03003-03003

    • DOI

      10.1051/epjconf/201921903003

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Improved accuracy in the determination of the thermal cross section of 14N(n,p)14C for neutron lifetime measurement2019

    • Author(s)
      Kitahara R、Hirota K、Ieki S、Ino T、Iwashita Y、Kitaguchi M、Koga J、Mishima K、Morishita A、Nagakura N、Oide H、Otono H、Seki Y、Sekiba D、Shima T、Shimizu H M、Sumi N、Sumino H、Taketani K、Tomita T、Yamada T、Yamashita S、Yokohashi M、Yoshioka T
    • Journal Title

      Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics

      Volume: 2019 Issue: 9

    • DOI

      10.1093/ptep/ptz096

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Accurate Determination of the Absolute 3He/4He Ratio of a Synthesized Helium Standard Gas (Helium Standard of Japan, HESJ): Toward Revision of the Atmospheric 3He/4He Ratio2018

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Mishima, Hirochika Sumino, Takahito Yamada, Sei Ieki, Naoki Nagakura, Hidetoshi Otono, Hideyuki Oide
    • Journal Title

      Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G-Cubed)

      Volume: 19 Issue: 10 Pages: 3995-4005

    • DOI

      10.1029/2018gc007554

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Fundamental Physics Activities with Pulsed Neutron at J-PARC(BL05)2018

    • Author(s)
      Mishima Kenji、他39名
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of International Conference on Neutron Optics (NOP2017) JPS Conference Proceedings

      Volume: 22 Pages: 11033-11033

    • DOI

      10.7566/jpscp.22.011033

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Precise neutron lifetime experiment using pulsed neutron beams at J-PARC2017

    • Author(s)
      Naoki Nagakura et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 26th International Nuclear Physics Conference, 11-16 September, 2016, Adelaide, Australia, Proceedings of Science

      Volume: not yet

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:バックグラウンドと系統誤差の評価2020

    • Author(s)
      市川 豪
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第75回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:TPC動作ガス中の3He含有率評価2020

    • Author(s)
      森川 滉己
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第75回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:SFCアップグレード2020

    • Author(s)
      岡部 宏紀
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第75回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ソレノイド磁場を用いた中性子寿命測定のための宇宙線カウンターの開発2020

    • Author(s)
      矢野 浩大
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第75回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fundamental physics with neutrons at J-PARC2019

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Mishima
    • Organizer
      The 3rd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering 2019 (AOCNS 2019)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Neutron Lifetime Experiment Using a Pulsed Neutron Beam2019

    • Author(s)
      Go Ichikawa
    • Organizer
      INT Workshop INT-19-75W Fundamental Symmetries Research with Beta Decay
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lifetime of Neutron Apparatus (LiNA) with time projection chamber and solenoid coil2019

    • Author(s)
      So Malkise
    • Organizer
      INT Workshop INT-19-75W Fundamental Symmetries Research with Beta Decay
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:3He数密度導出法の改良2019

    • Author(s)
      三島 賢二
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会2019年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:SFCアップグレード2019

    • Author(s)
      岡部 宏紀
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会2019年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験 SFCアップグレード2019

    • Author(s)
      岡部宏紀
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第74回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験: 2018年の最新結果2019

    • Author(s)
      長倉直樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第74回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC パルス中性子ビームを用いた中性子寿命測定2019

    • Author(s)
      三島賢二
    • Organizer
      核データと重元素合成を中心とする宇宙核物理研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Neutron Lifetime by Appearance2018

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Mishima
    • Organizer
      Particle Physics with Neutrons at the ESS
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Precise Neutron Lifetime Measurement Using Pulsed Neutron Beams at J-PARC2018

    • Author(s)
      Naoki Nagakura
    • Organizer
      Fifth Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Divisions of the APS and the JPS (HAWAII 2018)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Upgrade of Neutron Lifetime Measurement at J-PARC2018

    • Author(s)
      Hideaki Uehara
    • Organizer
      Fifth Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Divisions of the APS and the JPS (HAWAII 2018),
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Upgrade scheme of upstream optics for neutron lifetime measurement at J-PARC2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Okabe
    • Organizer
      Fifth Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Divisions of the APS and the JPS (HAWAII 2018),
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Precise Neutron Lifetime Measurement Using Pulsed Neutron Beams at J-PARC2018

    • Author(s)
      Naoki Nagakura
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Particle Physics at Neutron Sources 2018
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験: 高精度化に向けたアップグレード2018

    • Author(s)
      上原英晃
    • Organizer
      物理学会2018年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験: 実験の現状(2018)2018

    • Author(s)
      三島賢二
    • Organizer
      物理学会2018年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:中性子捕獲ガンマ線の解析2017

    • Author(s)
      古賀淳
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2017年年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験 : 背景事象の見積もり2017

    • Author(s)
      家城斉
    • Organizer
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:系統誤差のまとめと結果2017

    • Author(s)
      山田崇人
    • Organizer
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:新アンプ・新検出器の開発2017

    • Author(s)
      富田龍彦
    • Organizer
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05 における中性子寿命測定実験:大型中性子輸送光学系の性能評価2017

    • Author(s)
      横橋麻美
    • Organizer
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学豊中キャンパス (大阪府・豊中市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Neutron lifetime measurement at BL05 MLF J-PARC2017

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Mishima
    • Organizer
      2016年度量子ビームサイエンスフェスタ
    • Place of Presentation
      エポカルつくば(茨城県・つくば市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Vud with Neutron beta decay2016

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Mishima
    • Organizer
      HINT2016
    • Place of Presentation
      茨城県量子ビームセンター(茨城県・東海村)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-06
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Measurement of neutron lifetime with pulsed cold neutron beam at J-PARC2016

    • Author(s)
      Sei Ieki
    • Organizer
      International workshop on future potential of high intensity proton accelerator for particle and nuclear physics (HINT2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      茨城県量子ビームセンター(茨城県・東海村)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The status report of detector upgrade for Neutron Lifetime Measurement at J-PARC2016

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuhiko Tomita
    • Organizer
      International workshop on future potential of high intensity proton accelerator for particle and nuclear physics (HINT2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      茨城県量子ビームセンター(茨城県・東海村)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 中性子寿命測定実験のための中性子捕獲ガンマ線の研究2016

    • Author(s)
      古賀淳
    • Organizer
      第122回日本物理学会九州支部例会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学 (福岡県・福岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-30
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 中性子寿命実験の高精度化に向けた検出器の改良および性能評価2016

    • Author(s)
      森下彩
    • Organizer
      第122回日本物理学会九州支部例会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学 (福岡県・福岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-30
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Neutron Lifetime Measurement at J-PARC/MLF/BL052016

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuhiko Tomita
    • Organizer
      PSI2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Villigen, Swizerland
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-18
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] High precision Study of Weak Interaction with Neutrons2016

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Mishima
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Neutrino Nuclear Responses for Double Beta Decays and Astro-Neutrino Interactions (NNR16)
    • Place of Presentation
      RCNP (大阪府・茨木市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-29
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/MLF/BL05における冷中性子ビームを用いた^14^N(n,p)^14^C反応断面積測定2016

    • Author(s)
      北原龍之介
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2016年秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮崎大学 木花キャンパス (宮崎県・宮崎市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:信号事象の同定2016

    • Author(s)
      家城斉
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2016年秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮崎大学 木花キャンパス (宮崎県・宮崎市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:新検出器・アンプ開発2016

    • Author(s)
      富田龍彦
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2016年秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮崎大学 木花キャンパス (宮崎県・宮崎市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] J-PARC/BL05における中性子寿命測定実験:検出効率・その他系統誤差と結果2016

    • Author(s)
      山田崇人
    • Organizer
      宮崎大学 木花キャンパス (宮崎県・宮崎市)
    • Place of Presentation
      宮崎大学 木花キャンパス (宮崎県・宮崎市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Precise Neutron Lifetime Experiment Using Pulsed Neutron Beams at J-PARC2016

    • Author(s)
      Naoki Nagakura
    • Organizer
      International Nuclear Physics Conference 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Adelaide, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-16
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] NEUTRON LIFETIME MEASUREMENT AT J-PARC2016

    • Author(s)
      Naoyuki Sumi
    • Organizer
      14th International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos XIV, 19-24 June 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      朱鷺メッセ(新潟県・新潟市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 14N(n, p)14C CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENT FOR COLD NEUTRON BEAM AT J-PARC2016

    • Author(s)
      Ryunosuke Kitahara
    • Organizer
      14th International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos XIV, 19-24 June 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      朱鷺メッセ(新潟県・新潟市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] He Standard of Japan (HESJ)の3He/4He比校正2016

    • Author(s)
      三島賢二
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2016年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ (千葉県・幕張市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Measurement of neutron lifetime with pulsed cold neutron beams at J-PARC: Experimental apparatus and method2016

    • Author(s)
      Sei Ieki
    • Organizer
      Probing Fundamental Symmetries and Interactions with UCN
    • Place of Presentation
      Mainz, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Measurement of neutron lifetime with pulsed cold neutron beams at J-PARC: Analysis and Result2016

    • Author(s)
      Naoyuki Sumi
    • Organizer
      Probing Fundamental Symmetries and Interactions with UCN
    • Place of Presentation
      Mainz, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 中性子の寿命の謎

    • URL

      http://www.nikkei-science.com/201606_054.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 中性子寿命の精密測定

    • URL

      http://www.icepp.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/yamashita/?page=neutron_life

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 中性子寿命の精密測定

    • URL

      http://nop.kek.jp/Zope2/Home/hgdjyv/05j2pb

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 中性子寿命の精密測定

    • URL

      http://www.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jpn/spotlight/spotlight09.php

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 中性子寿命

    • URL

      http://phi.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/research/nlifetime.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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