1. Precision measurement of the $\beta$-asymmetry in spin-polarized $^{37}\mathrm{K}$ decay
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Fenker, B., Gorelov, A., Melconian, D., Behr, J. A., Anholm, M., Ashery, D., Behling, R. S., Cohen, I., Craiciu, I., Gwinner, G., McNeil, J., Mehlman, M., Olchanski, K., Shidling, P. D., Smale, S., and Warner, C. L.
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Nuclear Experiment - Abstract
Using TRIUMF's neutral atom trap, TRINAT, for nuclear $\beta$ decay, we have measured the $\beta$ asymmetry with respect to the initial nuclear spin in $^{37}\mathrm{K}$ to be $A_\beta=-0.5707(13)_\mathrm{syst}(13)_\mathrm{stat}(5)_\mathrm{pol}$, a 0.3% measurement. This is the best relative accuracy of any $\beta$-asymmetry measurement in a nucleus or the neutron, and is in agreement with the standard model prediction $-0.5706(7)$. We compare constraints on physics beyond the standard model with other $\beta$-decay measurements, and improve the value of $V_\mathrm{ud}$ measured in this mirror nucleus by a factor of 4.
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- 2017
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