Primary Recipient

ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE

Amount

$359,999.00

Award Date

8/10/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

This grant supports precision measurements of neutron beta decay. The main focus is on determining the weak axial vector couplingconstant g_A, for which there is serious disagreement between recent experiments. Neutron decay parameters can be used to plac