| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 56, Number 5, December 2001
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 633 - 638 | |
| Section | The physics of elementary particles and fields | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2001-00567-2 | |
| Published online | 01 December 2003 | |
Two-body decay of the neutron: A possible test for the existence of right-handed weak currents
Physics and Astronomy Subject Group, School of
Chemistry Physics and Environmental Science, University of
Sussex Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QJ, UK
Received:
4
May
2001
Accepted:
29
August
2001
The populations of the atomic hyperfine levels in the rare decay
of a polarized neutron into an antineutrino and a hydrogen atom
are evaluated assuming the existence of right-handed weak
currents. A finite population is deduced for the
decoupled hyperfine level which,
within the restrictions of the standard model, is required to be
empty. The implications for an experimental test are evaluated.
PACS: 13.30.Ce – Leptonic and semileptonic decays / 14.20.Dh – Protons and neutrons
© EDP Sciences, 2001
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