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<div class="csl-entry">Schilberg, J. (2026, July 9). <i>Free Neuton Decay with PERC</i> [Conference Presentation]. First Helmut Rauch Sommer School 2026, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.34726/12462</div>
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/229772
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https://doi.org/10.34726/12462
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The PERC (Proton and Electron Radiation Channel) facility, located at the neutron source FRM II of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), serves as a clean source of neutron decay products (protons and electrons). PERC aims to contribute to the determination of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa quark-mixing element (V_ud), measure the correlation coefficients of free neutron decay (a, A, b, C ) and search for new physics at the TeV scale. For this, all systematic errors will be controlled at 10-4 level. In order to achieve this, the PERC detector system will consist of a primary detector and two backscattering detectors to detect the 2% of electrons that are backscattered from the main detector. To ensure a low background for the detectors as well as to fulfil all radiation protection requirements, the PERC beamstop has been designed. Its components will consist of boron carbide (B4C) and lead (Pb), which were chosen based on MCNP simulations.
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FFG - Österr. Forschungsförderungs- gesellschaft mbH
