Phenomenology of n-n̄ Oscillations Revisited

Authors

Susan Gardner, University of KentuckyFollow
Ehsan Jafari, University of KentuckyFollow

Abstract

We revisit the phenomenology of n−n̄ oscillations in the presence of external magnetic fields, highlighting the role of spin. We show, contrary to long-held belief, that the n−n̄ transition rate need not be suppressed, opening new opportunities for its empirical study.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2015

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Physical Review D, v. 91, no. 9, article 096010, p. 1-7.

© 2015 American Physical Society

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.096010

Funding Information

[W]e acknowledge partial support by the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Physics under Contract No. DE-FG02-96ER40989.

Repository Citation

Gardner, Susan and Jafari, Ehsan, "Phenomenology of n-n̄ Oscillations Revisited" (2015). Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. 392.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_facpub/392