We have re-evaluated the results of the neutron lifetime experiment based on storage of decay protons in a Penning trap. Combining improved statistical treatment of the data with precise measurements of the magnetic-field distribution in the trap, we arrive at a revised value τ n = 889.2 ± 4.8 s.
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Byrne et al. (1996) studied this question.