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Search for Nucleon and Dinucleon Decays with an Invisible Particle and a Charged Lepton in the Final State at the Super-Kamiokande Experiment
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 121803 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Search results for nucleon decays $p \rightarrow e^+X$, $p \rightarrow \mu^+X$, $n \rightarrow \nu\gamma$ (where $X$ is an invisible, massless particle) as well as dinucleon decays $np \rightarrow e^+\nu$, $np \rightarrow \mu^+\nu$ and $np \rightarrow \tau^+\nu$ in the Super-Kamiokande experiment are presented. Using single-ring data from an exposure of 273.4 kton $\cdot$ years, a search for these decays yields a result consistent with no signal. Accordingly, lower limits on the partial lifetimes of $\tau_{p \rightarrow e^+X} > 7.9 \times 10^{32}$ years, $\tau_{p \rightarrow \mu^+X} > 4.1 \times 10^{32}$ years, $\tau_{n \rightarrow \nu\gamma} > 5.5 \times 10^{32}$ years, $\tau_{np \rightarrow e^+\nu} > 2.6 \times 10^{32}$ years, $\tau_{np \rightarrow \mu^+\nu} > 2.2 \times 10^{32}$ years and $\tau_{np \rightarrow \tau^+\nu} > 2.9 \times 10^{31}$ years at a $90 \% $ confidence level are obtained. Some of these searches are novel.<br />Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure; minor corrections, length shortened, matches published version
- Subjects :
- High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 121803 (2015)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1508.05530
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.121803