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Investigating the effect of a magnetic field on beta decay

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The effect of an external magnetic field on theβ-decay process of a neutron is analyzed in detail. The spin effects within this process are studied, as is the final mass of the neutrino. Results of computer-based experiments are presented.

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 3, pp. 82–94, March, 1986.

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Ternov, I.M., Rodionov, V.N., Dorofeev, O.F. et al. Investigating the effect of a magnetic field on beta decay. Soviet Physics Journal 29, 224–235 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00891884

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