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中子寿命之谜与中子镜中子振荡

Neutron lifetime puzzle and neutron -- mirror neutron oscillation

Zurab Berezhiani

摘要:

在束流和阱实验中测量的中子寿命之间的差异可以通过中子$n$转换成镜像中子$n'$来解释,镜像中子$n'$是平行镜像扇区的暗伙伴,只要$n$和$n'$具有微小的质量分裂阶数$10^{-7}$ eV。在束流实验中使用的大磁场中,$n-n'$跃迁被共振增强,并且可以将大约百分之一的中子转变为以不可见模式衰变的镜像中子。因此,将产生较少的质子,并且测量值$τ_{\rm beam}$似乎大于$β$ -衰减时间$τ_β = τ_{\rm trap}$。一些现象学和天体物理学的后果,这种情况也简要讨论。

英文摘要:

The discrepancy between the neutron lifetimes measured in the beam and trap experiments can be explained via the neutron $n$ conversion into mirror neutron $n'$, its dark partner from parallel mirror sector, provided that $n$ and $n'$ have a tiny mass splitting order $10^{-7}$ eV. In large magnetic fields used in beam experiments $n-n'$ transition is resonantly enhanced and can transform of about a per cent fraction of neutrons into mirror neutrons which decay in invisible mode. Thus less protons will be produced and the measured value $τ_{\rm beam}$ appears larger than $β$-decay time $τ_β = τ_{\rm trap}$. Some phenomenological and astrophysical consequences of this scenario are also briefly discussed.

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