In a precision measurement of the spectrum of ultracold neutrons as it evolves during storage in a “neutron bottle" we have observed an indication of a surprising heating by ≈ 10-10 eV, occurring during the initial several 100 s of storage. We have not found any simple explanation. The data are, however, consistent with unconventional ideas proposed previously by two of us
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