Physicists announce the world's most precise measurement of neutron lifetime (IMAGE)

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Physicists announce the world's most precise measurement of neutron lifetime

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The high-efficiency ultracold neutron detector employed in the "bathtub" trap.

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Credit: Los Alamos National Lab / Michael Pierce.

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Credit: Los Alamos National Lab / Michael Pierce.

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