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High-density ultracold neutron source for low-energy particle physics experiments

Skyler Degenkolb, Estelle Chanel, Simon Baudoin, Marie-Hélène Baurand, Douglas H. Beck, Juliette Blé, Eric Bourgeat-Lami, Zeus Castillo, Peter Fierlinger, Hanno Filter-Pieler, Maurits van der Grinten, Thomas Hepworth, Tobias Jenke, Michael Jentschel, Victorien Joyet, Eddy Lelièvre-Berna, Husain Manasawala, Thomas Neulinger, Ulrich Schmidt, Kseniia Svirina, Xavier Tonon, and Oliver Zimmer

Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 7 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/r7s2-rsgb

Abstract

SuperSUN, a new superthermal source of ultracold neutrons (UCN) at the Institut Laue-Langevin, exploits inelastic scattering of neutrons in isotopically pure superfluid 4He at temperatures below 0.6K. For the first time, continuous operation with an intense broad-spectrum cold neutron beam is demonstrated over 60 days. We observe continuous UCN extraction rates of 21000s−1, and storage in the source with saturated density 273cm−3. The low-energy UCN spectrum is alterable via accumulation and holding delays, opening new possibilities in fundamental and applied physics.

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