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Initial results of the TRIUMF ultracold advanced neutron source

B. Algohi·D. Anthony·L. Barrón-Palos·M. Bossé·M. P. Bradley·A. Brossard·T. Bui·J. Chak·R. Chiba·C. Davis·R. de Vries·K. Drury·B. Franke·D. Fujimoto·R. Fujitani·M. Gericke·D. Georgescu·P. Giampa·C. Gibson·R. Golub·K. Hatanaka·T. Hepworth·T. Higuchi·G. Ichikawa·I. Ide·S. Imajo·A. Jaison·B. Jamieson·K. Jorgensen-Fullam·M. Katotoka·S. Kawasaki·M. Kitaguchi·W. Klassen·E. Korkmaz·E. Korobkina·F. Kuchler·C. Lamb·M. Lavvaf·T. Lightbody·T. Lindner·N. Lo·S. Longo·K. W. Madison·Y. Makida·J. Malcolm·J. Mammei·R. Mammei·Z. Mao·C. Marshall·J. W. Martin·R. Matsumiya·M. McCrea·E. Miller·M. Miller·K. Mishima·T. Mohammadi·T. Momose·M. Nalbandian·T. Okamura·S. Pankratz·R. Patni·R. Picker·V. Purcell·K. Qiao·W. D. Ramsay·W. Rathnakela·T. Reimer·D. Salazar·J. Sato·W. Schreyer·T. Shima·H. M. Shimizu·S. Siddiqui·S. Sidhu·S. Stargardter·R. Stutters·P. Switzer·I. Tanihata·Tushar·M. Uzair·S. Vanbergen·W. T. H. van Oers·N. Yazdandoost·Q. Ye·A. Zahra·M. Zhao
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Abstract

We report the first results on ultracold neutron production from a new spallation-driven superfluid $^4$He (He-II) source at TRIUMF, which is being prepared for a new, precise measurement of the neutron electric dipole moment. A total of $(9.3 \pm 0.8)\times 10^{5}$ ultracold neutrons were observed at a proton beam current of \SI{37}{\uA}, when the target was irradiated for a period of \SI{60}{\s}. The results are in fair agreement with expectations based on a detailed simulation of neutron transport and ultracold neutron source cryogenics. There is some indication that the new source might not be as limited by the conduction of heat through the He-II as originally expected. The results indicate that the source is likely to make its ultimate production goals, once the liquid deuterium cold moderator system is completed, with the expectation that $5.7\times 10^7$~UCNs would be detected in the same experiment with full liquid levels. This would, for example, correspond to delivery of $1.4\times 10^6$~UCNs delivered to each of two nEDM measurement cells, and a statistical uncertainty of $1\times 10^{-27}~e$cm on the neutron EDM in 280 days of running.

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B. Algohi, D. Anthony, L. Barrón-Palos, M. Bossé, M. P. Bradley, A. Brossard, T. Bui, J. Chak, R. Chiba, C. Davis, R. de Vries, K. Drury, B. Franke, D. Fujimoto, R. Fujitani, M. Gericke, D. Georgescu, P. Giampa, C. Gibson, R. Golub, K. Hatanaka, T. Hepworth, T. Higuchi, G. Ichikawa, I. Ide, S. Imajo, A. Jaison, B. Jamieson, K. Jorgensen-Fullam, M. Katotoka, S. Kawasaki, M. Kitaguchi, W. Klassen, E. Korkmaz, E. Korobkina, F. Kuchler, C. Lamb, M. Lavvaf, T. Lightbody, T. Lindner, N. Lo, S. Longo, K. W. Madison, Y. Makida, J. Malcolm, J. Mammei, R. Mammei, Z. Mao, C. Marshall, J. W. Martin, R. Matsumiya, M. McCrea, E. Miller, M. Miller, K. Mishima, T. Mohammadi, T. Momose, M. Nalbandian, T. Okamura, S. Pankratz, R. Patni, R. Picker, V. Purcell, K. Qiao, W. D. Ramsay, W. Rathnakela, T. Reimer, D. Salazar, J. Sato, W. Schreyer, T. Shima, H. M. Shimizu, S. Siddiqui, S. Sidhu, S. Stargardter, R. Stutters, P. Switzer, I. Tanihata, Tushar, M. Uzair, S. Vanbergen, W. T. H. van Oers, N. Yazdandoost, Q. Ye, A. Zahra, M. Zhao. 2025-09-03. Initial results of the TRIUMF ultracold advanced neutron source. https://doi.org/10.1103/g41l-jmdx

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