Constraints on the Dark Matter Interpretation n→χ+e^{+}e^{-} of the Neutron Decay Anomaly with the PERKEO II Experiment

Autor: M, Klopf, E, Jericha, B, Märkisch, H, Saul, T, Soldner, H, Abele
Rok vydání: 2018
Zdroj: Physical review letters. 122(22)
ISSN: 1079-7114
Popis: Discrepancies from in-beam- and in-bottle-type experiments measuring the neutron lifetime are on the 4σ standard deviation level. In a recent publication Fornal and Grinstein proposed that the puzzle could be solved if the neutron would decay on the one percent level via a dark decay mode, one possible branch being n→χ+e^{+}e^{-}. With data from the Perkeo II experiment we set limits on the branching fraction and exclude a one percent contribution for 95% of the allowed mass range for the dark matter particle.
Databáze: OpenAIRE