Search for nucleon decay with final states l+η0, ν̄η0, and ν̄π+,0 using Soudan 2

D. Wall; W. W.M. Allison; G. J. Alner; D. S. Ayres; W. L. Barrett; C. Bode; P. M. Border; J. H. Cobb; R. Cotton; H. Courant; J. Chung; D. M. Demuth; T. H. Fields; H. R. Gallagher; M. C. Goodman; R. Gran; T. Joffe-Minor; T. Kafka; S. M.S. Kasahara; W. Leeson; P. J. Litchfield; W. A. Mann; M. L. Marshak; R. H. Milburn; W. H. Miller; L. Mualem; A. Napier; W. P. Oliver; G. F. Pearce; E. A. Peterson; D. A. Petyt; L. E. Price; K. Ruddick; M. Sanchez; J. Schneps; A. Stassinakis; J. L. Thron; S. P. Wakely; N. West

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Search for nucleon decay with final states l⁺η⁰, ν̄η⁰, and ν̄π^+,0 using Soudan 2

D. Wall, W. W.M. Allison, G. J. Alner, D. S. Ayres, W. L. Barrett, C. Bode, P. M. Border, J. H. Cobb, R. Cotton, H. Courant, J. Chung, D. M. Demuth, T. H. Fields, H. R. Gallagher, M. C. Goodman, R. Gran, T. Joffe-Minor, T. Kafka, S. M.S. Kasahara, W. LeesonP. J. Litchfield, W. A. Mann, M. L. Marshak, R. H. Milburn, W. H. Miller, L. Mualem, A. Napier, W. P. Oliver, G. F. Pearce, E. A. Peterson, D. A. Petyt, L. E. Price, K. Ruddick, M. Sanchez, J. Schneps, A. Stassinakis, J. L. Thron, S. P. Wakely, N. West

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We have searched for nucleon decay into five two-body final states using a 4.4 kiloton-year fiducial exposure of the Soudan 2 iron tracking calorimeter. For proton decay into the fully visible final states μ⁺η⁰ and e⁺η⁰, we observe zero and one event, respectively, that satisfy our search criteria for nucleon decay. The lifetime lower limits (τ/B) thus implied are 89×10³⁰ years and 81×10³⁰ years at 90% confidence level. For neutron decay into ν̄η⁰, we obtain the lifetime lower limit 71×10³⁰ years. Limits are also reported for neutron decay into ν̄π⁰, and for proton decay into ν̄π⁺.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	092003
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	62
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.62.092003
State	Published - Nov 1 2000

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Wall, D., Allison, W. W. M., Alner, G. J., Ayres, D. S., Barrett, W. L., Bode, C., Border, P. M., Cobb, J. H., Cotton, R., Courant, H., Chung, J., Demuth, D. M., Fields, T. H., Gallagher, H. R., Goodman, M. C., Gran, R., Joffe-Minor, T., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., ... West, N. (2000). Search for nucleon decay with final states l⁺η⁰, ν̄η⁰, and ν̄π^+,0 using Soudan 2. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 62(9), 1-11. Article 092003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.62.092003

Wall, D, Allison, WWM, Alner, GJ, Ayres, DS, Barrett, WL, Bode, C, Border, PM, Cobb, JH, Cotton, R, Courant, H, Chung, J, Demuth, DM, Fields, TH, Gallagher, HR, Goodman, MC, Gran, R, Joffe-Minor, T, Kafka, T, Kasahara, SMS, Leeson, W, Litchfield, PJ, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Milburn, RH, Miller, WH, Mualem, L, Napier, A, Oliver, WP, Pearce, GF, Peterson, EA, Petyt, DA, Price, LE, Ruddick, K, Sanchez, M, Schneps, J, Stassinakis, A, Thron, JL, Wakely, SP & West, N 2000, 'Search for nucleon decay with final states l⁺η⁰, ν̄η⁰, and ν̄π^+,0 using Soudan 2', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 62, no. 9, 092003, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.62.092003

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Search for nucleon decay with final states l⁺η⁰, ν̄η⁰, and ν̄π^+,0 using Soudan 2

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