Speaker
Katherine Zine
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Description
Two double armed spin analyzers (DSAs) will be used for the Neutron Electric Dipole (nEDM) experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). These DSAs are meant to count the populations of high and low field seeking neutrons at the end of the experiment in order to calculate whether an nEDM is seen. Each arm will count a different population of neutron (i.e. high-field seeking vs low-field seeking). We conducted some initial tests in December, but based on simulations we have decided to make adjustments to the height for future testing in order to improve both the transmission rate and the spin contrast between the two arms. Further testing of the DSAs have taken place this summer.
Author
Katherine Zine
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)