Experimental limits on the nucleon lifetime for two- and three-body decay modes

H. S. Park; G. Blewitt; B. G. Cortez; G. W. Foster; W. Gajewski; T. J. Haines; D. Kielczewska; J. M. LoSecco; R. M. Bionta; C. B. Bratton; D. Casper; P. Chrysicopoulou; R. Claus; S. Errede; K. S. Ganezer; M. Goldhaber; T. W. Jones; W. R. Kropp; J. G. Learned; E. Lehmann; F. Reines; J. Schultz; S. Seidel; E. Shumard; D. Sinclair; H. W. Sobel; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; R. Svoboda; J. C. Van Der Velde; C. Wuest

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22

Experimental limits on the nucleon lifetime for two- and three-body decay modes

H. S. Park
, G. Blewitt
, B. G. Cortez
, G. W. Foster
, W. Gajewski
, T. J. Haines
, D. Kielczewska
, J. M. LoSecco
, R. M. Bionta
, C. B. Bratton
, D. Casper
, P. Chrysicopoulou
, R. Claus
, S. Errede
, K. S. Ganezer
, M. Goldhaber
, T. W. Jones
, W. R. Kropp
, J. G. Learned
, E. Lehmann

F. Reines, J. Schultz, S. Seidel, E. Shumard, D. Sinclair, H. W. Sobel, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, R. Svoboda, J. C. Van Der Velde, C. Wuest

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Lower limits in the range of 1031 to 1032 yr for the partial lifetimes of a number of nucleon decay modes are obtained from a 204-live-day exposure in an 8-ktonne water Cherenkov detector (3.3 ktonne in the fiducial volume). During this period 169 contained events were observed at a rate and with characteristics consistent with expected backgrounds from atomospheric 1/2 interactions. Nine of the contained events are compatible with either a 1/2 interaction or nucleon decay into a number of non-1/2 modes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	22-25
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22
State	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Physics and Astronomy

Online availability

10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22

Library availability

Discover UIUC Full Text

Cite this

Park, H. S., Blewitt, G., Cortez, B. G., Foster, G. W., Gajewski, W., Haines, T. J., Kielczewska, D., LoSecco, J. M., Bionta, R. M., Bratton, C. B., Casper, D., Chrysicopoulou, P., Claus, R., Errede, S., Ganezer, K. S., Goldhaber, M., Jones, T. W., Kropp, W. R., Learned, J. G., ... Wuest, C. (1985). Experimental limits on the nucleon lifetime for two- and three-body decay modes. Physical review letters, 54(1), 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22

Park, HS, Blewitt, G, Cortez, BG, Foster, GW, Gajewski, W, Haines, TJ, Kielczewska, D, LoSecco, JM, Bionta, RM, Bratton, CB, Casper, D, Chrysicopoulou, P, Claus, R, Errede, S, Ganezer, KS, Goldhaber, M, Jones, TW, Kropp, WR, Learned, JG, Lehmann, E, Reines, F, Schultz, J, Seidel, S, Shumard, E, Sinclair, D, Sobel, HW, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Svoboda, R, Van Der Velde, JC & Wuest, C 1985, 'Experimental limits on the nucleon lifetime for two- and three-body decay modes', Physical review letters, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22

@article{684a998f03a2467491e220f0390ce305,

title = "Experimental limits on the nucleon lifetime for two- and three-body decay modes",

abstract = "Lower limits in the range of 1031 to 1032 yr for the partial lifetimes of a number of nucleon decay modes are obtained from a 204-live-day exposure in an 8-ktonne water Cherenkov detector (3.3 ktonne in the fiducial volume). During this period 169 contained events were observed at a rate and with characteristics consistent with expected backgrounds from atomospheric 1/2 interactions. Nine of the contained events are compatible with either a 1/2 interaction or nucleon decay into a number of non-1/2 modes.",

author = "Park, \{H. S.\} and G. Blewitt and Cortez, \{B. G.\} and Foster, \{G. W.\} and W. Gajewski and Haines, \{T. J.\} and D. Kielczewska and LoSecco, \{J. M.\} and Bionta, \{R. M.\} and Bratton, \{C. B.\} and D. Casper and P. Chrysicopoulou and R. Claus and S. Errede and Ganezer, \{K. S.\} and M. Goldhaber and Jones, \{T. W.\} and Kropp, \{W. R.\} and Learned, \{J. G.\} and E. Lehmann and F. Reines and J. Schultz and S. Seidel and E. Shumard and D. Sinclair and Sobel, \{H. W.\} and Stone, \{J. L.\} and Sulak, \{L. R.\} and R. Svoboda and \{Van Der Velde\}, \{J. C.\} and C. Wuest",

year = "1985",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "54",

pages = "22--25",

journal = "Physical review letters",

issn = "0031-9007",

publisher = "American Physical Society",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Experimental limits on the nucleon lifetime for two- and three-body decay modes

AU - Park, H. S.

AU - Blewitt, G.

AU - Cortez, B. G.

AU - Foster, G. W.

AU - Gajewski, W.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - LoSecco, J. M.

AU - Bionta, R. M.

AU - Bratton, C. B.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Chrysicopoulou, P.

AU - Claus, R.

AU - Errede, S.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Jones, T. W.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Lehmann, E.

AU - Reines, F.

AU - Schultz, J.

AU - Seidel, S.

AU - Shumard, E.

AU - Sinclair, D.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Van Der Velde, J. C.

AU - Wuest, C.

PY - 1985

Y1 - 1985

N2 - Lower limits in the range of 1031 to 1032 yr for the partial lifetimes of a number of nucleon decay modes are obtained from a 204-live-day exposure in an 8-ktonne water Cherenkov detector (3.3 ktonne in the fiducial volume). During this period 169 contained events were observed at a rate and with characteristics consistent with expected backgrounds from atomospheric 1/2 interactions. Nine of the contained events are compatible with either a 1/2 interaction or nucleon decay into a number of non-1/2 modes.

AB - Lower limits in the range of 1031 to 1032 yr for the partial lifetimes of a number of nucleon decay modes are obtained from a 204-live-day exposure in an 8-ktonne water Cherenkov detector (3.3 ktonne in the fiducial volume). During this period 169 contained events were observed at a rate and with characteristics consistent with expected backgrounds from atomospheric 1/2 interactions. Nine of the contained events are compatible with either a 1/2 interaction or nucleon decay into a number of non-1/2 modes.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/4243315085

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/4243315085#tab=citedBy

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.22

M3 - Article

C2 - 10030874

AN - SCOPUS:4243315085

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 54

SP - 22

EP - 25

JO - Physical review letters

JF - Physical review letters

IS - 1

ER -

Experimental limits on the nucleon lifetime for two- and three-body decay modes

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Online availability

Library availability

Related links

Fingerprint

Cite this