Speaker
Dr
Bartosz Fornal
(Barry University)
Description
The existing 4 sigma discrepancy between the neutron lifetime measurements in bottle versus beam experiments has been interpreted as a sign of neutrons decaying to dark particles with a 1% branching fraction. I will present a brief summary of this proposal, including particle physics models accommodating this scenario, as well as discuss related theoretical and experimental follow-ups. I will then elaborate on the prospects for verifying the neutron dark decay hypothesis in current and upcoming nuclear physics experiments.
Primary authors
Dr
Bartosz Fornal
(Barry University)
Dr
Benjamin Grinstein
(University of California, San Diego)
