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RE: The neutron darkness in a bottle (and a beam)
I'm guessing if a way was found to count not only the protons but also the rest of the particles emitted, it would clearly show whether non-standard decays involve decaying into something completely different.
Unless the 8.5 sec difference can be attributed to some kind of delay during the decay process. Some intermediate state perhaps? Just a thought.
Except of the rest is not standard and if we have no idea about how to count it (because we don't know what it is).
I think that this has been double-checked (across several independent experiments of both types), and we are fully positive about a real discrepancy.