Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
1998-09-29
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
22 pages, LaTeX with sprocl.sty and epsf.sty; Talk at WEIN98: Physics beyond the standard model, Santa Fe, June 1998
Scientific paper
The value of the $V_{ud}$ matrix element of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix can be derived from nuclear superallowed beta decays, neutron decay, and pion beta decay. We survey current world data for all three. Today, the most precise value of $V_{ud}$ comes from the nuclear decays; however, the precision is limited not by experimental error but by the estimated uncertainty in theoretical corrections. The neutron data are approximately a factor of four poorer in precision but this could change dramatically in the near future as planned experiments come to fruition. The nuclear result (and the most recent of the neutron decay results) differ at the 98% confidence level from the unitarity condition for the CKM matrix. We examine the reliability of the small calculated corrections that have been applied to the data, and assess the likelihood of even higher quality nuclear data becoming available to confirm or deny the discrepancy. Some of the required experiments depend upon the availability of intense radioactive beams. Others are possible today.
Hardy J. C.
Towner Ian S.
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