Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO + detector
| Title: | Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO + detector |
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| Authors: | A Allega; MR Anderson; S Andringa; M Askins; DJ Auty; A Bacon; N Barros; Michal Rigan; Simon Peeters; Jeff Hartnell; Elisabeth Falk; Sammy Valder; C Mills; J Page; others |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | University of Sussex (US): Figshare |
| Subject Terms: | Uncategorised value |
| Description: | This paper reports results from a search for single and multinucleon disappearance from the O16 nucleus in water within the SNO+ detector using all of the available data. These so-called "invisible"decays do not directly deposit energy within the detector but are instead detected through their subsequent nuclear deexcitation and gamma-ray emission. New limits are given for the partial lifetimes: t(n?inv)>9.0×1029 years, t(p?inv)>9.6×1029 years, t(nn?inv)>1.5×1028 years, t(np?inv)>6.0×1028 years, and t(pp?inv)>1.1×1029 years at 90% Bayesian credibility level (with a prior uniform in rate). All but the (nn?inv) results improve on existing limits by a factor of about 3. |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: | unknown |
| Relation: | 10779/uos.23495252.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Improved_search_for_invisible_modes_of_nucleon_decay_in_water_with_the_SNO_detector/23495252 |
| Availability: | https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Improved_search_for_invisible_modes_of_nucleon_decay_in_water_with_the_SNO_detector/23495252 |
| Rights: | CC BY 4.0 |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.5327D153 |
| Database: | BASE |