Search for nucleon decay into μ+K0 and νk0

B. G. Cortez; R. M. Bionta; G. Blewitt; C. B. Bratton; S. Errede; G. W. Foster; W. Gajewski; K. S. Ganezer; M. Goldhaber; T. J. Haines; T. W. Jones; D. Kielczewska; W. R. Kropp; J. G. Learned; E. Lehmann; J. M. Losecco; H. S. Park; 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.52.1092

Search for nucleon decay into μ+K0 and νk0

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

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Observations have been made 1570 m (water equivalent) underground with an 8000-metric-ton water Cherenkov detector. During a live time of 132 days, events consistent with the decay modes p→μ+K0 and n→νK0 were searched for in a fiducial mass of 3300 metric tons. It is concluded that the limit on the lifetime for bound plus free protons divided by the μ+K0 branching ratio is τB>2.6×1031 yr. For bound neutrons decaying into νK0 the limit is τB>0.8×1031 yr (90% confidence level).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1092-1095
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	52
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1092
State	Published - 1984
Externally published	Yes

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Cortez, B. G., Bionta, R. M., Blewitt, G., Bratton, C. B., Errede, S., Foster, G. W., Gajewski, W., Ganezer, K. S., Goldhaber, M., Haines, T. J., Jones, T. W., Kielczewska, D., Kropp, W. R., Learned, J. G., Lehmann, E., Losecco, J. M., Park, H. S., Reines, F., Schultz, J., ... Wuest, C. (1984). Search for nucleon decay into μ+K0 and νk0. Physical review letters, 52(13), 1092-1095. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1092

Cortez, BG, Bionta, RM, Blewitt, G, Bratton, CB, Errede, S, Foster, GW, Gajewski, W, Ganezer, KS, Goldhaber, M, Haines, TJ, Jones, TW, Kielczewska, D, Kropp, WR, Learned, JG, Lehmann, E, Losecco, JM, Park, HS, Reines, F, Schultz, J, Seidel, S, Shumard, E, Sinclair, D, Sobel, HW, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Svoboda, R, Van Der Velde, JC & Wuest, C 1984, 'Search for nucleon decay into μ+K0 and νk0', Physical review letters, vol. 52, no. 13, pp. 1092-1095. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.52.1092

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