Ultracold neutron sources, neutron lifetime, neutron electric dipole moment, neutron-antineutron oscillations, search for sterile neutrino.
Main publications:
A.K.Fomin, A.P.Serebrov, “Modelirovanie eksperimenta po izmereniyu vremeni zhizni neitrona s bolshoi gravitatsionnoi lovushkoi ultrakholodnykh neitronov s poglotitelem”, Zhurnal tekhnicheskoi fiziki, 87:12 (2017), 1906
A.K.Fomin, A.P.Serebrov, “Monte-Karlo model eksperimenta po izmereniyu vremeni zhizni neitrona”, Matematicheskoe modelirovanie, 30:4 (2018), 139
A.P.Serebrov, A.K.Fomin, “Neutron lifetime from a new evaluation of ultracold neutron storage experiments”, Physical Review C, 82 (2010), 035501
A.Fomin, “Experiment on search for n-nbar oscillations using a projected UCN source at the WWR-M reactor”, Proceedings of Science, INPC2016 (2016), 189
A.K.Fomin, A.P.Serebrov, O.M.Zherebtsov, E.N.Leonova, M.E.Chaikovskii, “Experiment on search for neutron–antineutron oscillations using a projected UCN source at the WWR-M reactor”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 798 (2017), 012115
A. P. Serebrov, V. G. Ivochkin, R. M. Samoilov, A. K. Fomin, A. O. Polyushkin, V. G. Zinoviev, P. V. Neustroev, V. L. Golovtsov, A. V. Chernyj, O. M. Zherebtsov, M. E. Chaikovskii, V. P. Martemyanov, V. G. Tarasenkov, V. I. Aleshin, A. L. Petelin, A. L. Izhutov, A. A. Tuzov, S. A. Sazontov, M. O. Gromov, V. V. Afanasiev, M. E. Zaytsev, A. A. Gerasimov, D. K. Ryazanov, “First observation of the oscillation effect in the neutrino-4 experiment on the search for the sterile neutrino”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 109:4 (2019), 209–218; JETP Letters, 109:4 (2019), 213–221
A. P. Serebrov, V. A. Lyamkin, V. M. Pusenkov, M. S. Onegin, A. K. Fomin, O. Yu. Samodurov, A. T. Oprev, V. A. Ilatovskii, Yu. N. Zhuravlev, A. F. Shebetov, V. G. Syromyatnikov, G. P. Gordeev, L. A. Aksel'rod, V. N. Zabenkin, I. V. Golosovskii, O. P. Smirnov, V. T. Lebedev, Yu. P. Chernenkov, V. V. Runov, “Neutron guide system for ultracold and cold neutrons at the WWR-M reactor”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 89:5 (2019), 788–795; Tech. Phys., 64:5 (2019), 737–744
A. P. Serebrov, E. A. Kolomenskiy, A. K. Fomin, A. O. Koptyukhov, I. A. Krasnoshñhekova, A. V. Vasil'ev, D. M. Prudnikov, I. V. Shoka, A. Chechkin, M. E. Chaikovskii, V. E. Varlamov, S. N. Ivanov, A. N. Pirozhkov, P. Geltenbort, O. Zimmer, T. Jenke, M. G. D. van der Grinten, M. A. H. Tucker, “Experimental setup for neutron lifetime measurements with a large gravitational trap at low temperatures”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 89:2 (2019), 314–318; Tech. Phys., 64:2 (2019), 282–286
A. K. Fomin, A. P. Serebrov, “Monte Carlo model of the experiment for neutron lifetime measurement”, Matem. Mod., 30:4 (2018), 139–149; Math. Models Comput. Simul., 10:6 (2018), 741–747
A. P. Serebrov, E. A. Kolomenskiy, A. K. Fomin, I. A. Krasnoshñhekova, A. V. Vasiljev, D. M. Prudnikov, I. V. Shoka, A. V. Chechkin, M. E. Chaikovskii, V. E. Varlamov, S. N. Ivanov, A. N. Pirozhkov, P. Geltenbort, O. Zimmer, T. Jenke, M. Van der Grinten, M. Tucker, “New measurement of the neutron lifetime with a large gravitational trap”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 106:10 (2017), 599–606; JETP Letters, 106:10 (2017), 623–629
A. P. Serebrov, V. G. Ivochkin, R. M. Samoilov, A. K. Fomin, A. O. Polyushkin, V. G. Zinov'ev, P. V. Neustroev, V. L. Golovtsov, A. V. Chernyi, O. M. Zherebtsov, V. P. Martem'yanov, V. G. Tarasenkov, V. I. Aleshin, A. L. Petelin, A. L. Izhutov, A. A. Tuzov, S. A. Sazontov, D. K. Ryazanov, M. O. Gromov, V. V. Afanas'ev, M. E. Zaitsev, M. E. Chaikovskii, “Search for sterile neutrinos in the neutrino-4 experiment”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 105:6 (2017), 329–334; JETP Letters, 105:6 (2017), 347–351
A. K. Fomin, A. P. Serebrov, “Simulation of experiment on measurement of neutron lifetime using the big gravitational trap of ultracold neutrons with the absorber”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 87:12 (2017), 1906–1910; Tech. Phys., 62:12 (2017), 1903–1907
M. S. Onegin, A. P. Serebrov, A. K. Fomin, V. A. Lyamkin, “Estimation of the ultracold neutron production by a source designed for the WWR-M reactor”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 87:4 (2017), 612–616; Tech. Phys., 62:4 (2017), 633–637
A. P. Serebrov, V. G. Ivochkin, R. M. Samoilov, A. K. Fomin, V. G. Zinov'ev, P. V. Neustroev, V. L. Golovtsov, A. V. Chernyi, O. M. Zherebtsov, A. O. Polyushkin, V. P. Martem'yanov, V. G. Tarasenkov, V. I. Aleshin, A. L. Petelin, A. L. Izhutov, A. A. Tuzov, S. A. Sazontov, D. K. Ryazanov, M. O. Gromov, V. V. Afanas'ev, M. E. Zaitsev, M. E. Chaikovskii, “Experiment neutrino-4 on searching for a sterile neutrino with multisection detector model”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 87:2 (2017), 294–300; Tech. Phys., 62:2 (2017), 322–328
A. P. Serebrov, A. V. Vassiljev, M. S. Lasakov, E. V. Siber, A. N. Murashkin, A. I. Egorov, A. K. Fomin, S. V. Sbitnev, P. Geltenbort, O. Zimmer, “Replica neutron guides for experiments with ultracold neutrons”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 87:1 (2017), 136–139; Tech. Phys., 62:1 (2017), 164–167
A. P. Serebrov, A. K. Fomin, Yu. A. Kamyshkov, “Sensitivity of experiment on search for neutron–antineutron oscillations on the projected ultracold neutron source at the WWR-M reactor”, Pisma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 42:2 (2016), 85–90; Tech. Phys. Lett., 42:1 (2016), 99–101
A. P. Serebrov, E. A. Kolomenskiy, A. N. Pirozhkov, I. A. Krasnoshñhekova, A. V. Vasil'ev, A. O. Polushkin, M. S. Lasakov, A. K. Fomin, I. V. Shoka, V. A. Solovei, O. M. Zherebtsov, P. Geltenbort, S. N. Ivanov, O. Zimmer, E. B. Alexandrov, S. P. Dmitriev, N. A. Dovator, “New measurements of neutron electric dipole moment”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 99:1 (2014), 7–11; JETP Letters, 99:1 (2014), 4–8
A. P. Serebrov, A. K. Fomin, “The Problem of the Neutron Lifetime Measurements”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 92:5 (2010), 307–311; JETP Letters, 92:5 (2010), 271–275
A. K. Fomin, A. P. Serebrov, “A Detailed analysis and Monte Carlo simulation of the neutron lifetime experiment”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 92:1 (2010), 16–21; JETP Letters, 92:1 (2010), 40–45
A. P. Serebrov, O. Zimmer, P. Geltenbort, A. K. Fomin, S. N. Ivanov, E. A. Kolomensky, I. A. Krasnoshñhekova, M. S. Lasakov, V. M. Lobashev, A. N. Pirozhkov, V. E. Varlamov, A. V. Vasiliev, O. M. Zherebtsov, E. B. Aleksandrov, S. P. Dmitriev, N. A. Dovator, “Search for macroscopic CP violating forces using a neutron EDM spectrometer”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 91:1 (2010), 8–11; JETP Letters, 91:1 (2010), 6–10
A. P. Serebrov, A. K. Fomin, “Monte Carlo simulation of quasi-elastic scattering and above-barrier neutrons in the neutron lifetime experiment MAMBO I”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 90:8 (2009), 607–611; JETP Letters, 90:8 (2009), 555–559