# On the Neutron Transition Magnetic Moment

## TL;DR

This paper explores the theoretical possibility of neutron to mirror neutron transition magnetic moments, analyzing their effects on neutron oscillations and implications for neutron lifetime experiments.

## Contribution

It introduces a theoretical framework for neutron to mirror neutron transition magnetic moments and derives formulas for oscillation probabilities, suggesting new experimental tests.

## Key findings

- Derived analytic formula for n-n' oscillation probability
- Identified potential effects on neutron lifetime measurements
- Proposed testable predictions for neutron-mirror neutron interactions

## Abstract

We discuss the possibility of the transition magnetic moments (TMM) between the neutron n and mirror neutron n', its hypothetical sterile twin from parallel particle "mirror" sector. The neutron can be spontaneously converted into mirror neutron via these TMM's (in addition to the more conventional transition channel due to n-n' mass mixing) interacting with the magnetic field B as well as with mirror magnetic field B'. We derive analytic formula for the average probability of n-n' oscillation and consider possible manifestations of the neutron TMM effects. In particular, we discuss potential role of these effects in the neutron lifetime measurement experiments leading us to new, testable predictions.