New limits on nucleon decays into invisible channels with the BOREXINO counting test facility

H. O. Back; M. Balata; A. de Bari; T. Beau; A. de Bellefon; G. Bellini; Jay Burton Benziger; S. Bonetti; C. Buck; B. Caccianiga; L. Cadonati; Frank Calaprice; G. Cecchet; M. Chen; A. di Credico; O. Dadoun; D. D'Angelo; V. Y. Denisov; A. Derbin; M. Deutsch; F. Elisei; A. Etenko; F. von Feilitzsch; R. Fernholz; R. Ford; D. Franco; B. Freudiger; Cristiano Galbiati; F. Gatti; S. Gazzana; M. G. Giammarchi; D. Giugni; M. Goeger-Neff; A. Goretti; C. Grieb; C. Hagner; G. Heusser; A. Ianni; A. M. Ianni; H. de Kerret; J. Kiko; T. Kirsten; V. Kobychev; G. Korga; G. Korschinek; Y. Kozlov; D. Kryn; M. Laubenstein; E. Litvinovich; C. Lendvai; P. Lombardi; I. Machulin; S. Malvezzi; J. Maneira; I. Manno; D. Manuzio; G. Manuzio; F. Masetti; A. Martemianov; U. Mazzucato; K. McCarty; E. Meroni; L. Miramonti; M. E. Monzani; P. Musico; L. Niedermeier; L. Oberauer; M. Obolensky; F. Ortica; M. Pallavicini; L. Papp; L. Perasso; A. Pocar; O. A. Ponkratenko; R. S. Raghavan; G. Ranucci; A. Razeto; A. Sabelnikov; C. Salvo; R. Scardaoni; D. Schimizzi; S. Schoenert; H. Simgen; T. Shutt; M. Skorokhvatov; O. Smirnov; A. Sonnenschein; A. Sotnikov; S. Sukhotin; V. Tarasenkov; R. Tartaglia; G. Testera; V. I. Tretyak; D. Vignaud; R. B. Vogelaar; V. Vyrodov; M. Wojcik; O. Zaimidoroga; Y. G. Zdesenko; G. Zuzel

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New limits on nucleon decays into invisible channels with the BOREXINO counting test facility

H. O. Back, M. Balata, A. de Bari, T. Beau, A. de Bellefon, G. Bellini, Jay Burton Benziger, S. Bonetti, C. Buck, B. Caccianiga, L. Cadonati, Frank Calaprice, G. Cecchet, M. Chen, A. di Credico, O. Dadoun, D. D'Angelo, V. Y. Denisov, A. Derbin, M. DeutschF. Elisei, A. Etenko, F. von Feilitzsch, R. Fernholz, R. Ford, D. Franco, B. Freudiger, Cristiano Galbiati, F. Gatti, S. Gazzana, M. G. Giammarchi, D. Giugni, M. Goeger-Neff, A. Goretti, C. Grieb, C. Hagner, G. Heusser, A. Ianni, A. M. Ianni, H. de Kerret, J. Kiko, T. Kirsten, V. Kobychev, G. Korga, G. Korschinek, Y. Kozlov, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, E. Litvinovich, C. Lendvai, P. Lombardi, I. Machulin, S. Malvezzi, J. Maneira, I. Manno, D. Manuzio, G. Manuzio, F. Masetti, A. Martemianov, U. Mazzucato, K. McCarty, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M. E. Monzani, P. Musico, L. Niedermeier, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, L. Perasso, A. Pocar, O. A. Ponkratenko, R. S. Raghavan, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, A. Sabelnikov, C. Salvo, R. Scardaoni, D. Schimizzi, S. Schoenert, H. Simgen, T. Shutt, M. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sonnenschein, A. Sotnikov, S. Sukhotin, V. Tarasenkov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, V. I. Tretyak, D. Vignaud, R. B. Vogelaar, V. Vyrodov, M. Wojcik, O. Zaimidoroga, Y. G. Zdesenko, G. Zuzel

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The results of background measurements with the second version of the BOREXINO Counting Test Facility (CTF-II), installed in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, were used to obtain limits on the instability of nucleons, bounded in nuclei, for decays into invisible channels (inv): disappearance, decays to neutrinos, etc. The approach consisted of a search for decays of unstable nuclides resulting from N and N N decays of parent ¹²C, ¹³C and ¹⁶O nuclei in the liquid scintillator and the water shield of the CTF. Due to the extremely low background and the large mass (4.2 t) of the CTF detector, the most stringent (or competitive) up-to-date experimental bounds have been established: τ(n → inv) > 1.8 × 10²⁵ yr, τ(p → inv) > 1.1 × 10²⁶ yr, τ(nn → inv) > 4.9 × 10²⁵ yr and τ(pp → inv) > 5.0 × 10²⁵ yr, all at 90% C.L.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	23-34
Number of pages	12
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	563
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00636-1
State	Published - Jun 19 2003

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Keywords

Baryon number conservation
Proton decay
Scintillation detector

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Back, H. O., Balata, M., de Bari, A., Beau, T., de Bellefon, A., Bellini, G., Benziger, J. B., Bonetti, S., Buck, C., Caccianiga, B., Cadonati, L., Calaprice, F., Cecchet, G., Chen, M., di Credico, A., Dadoun, O., D'Angelo, D., Denisov, V. Y., Derbin, A., ... Zuzel, G. (2003). New limits on nucleon decays into invisible channels with the BOREXINO counting test facility. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 563(1-2), 23-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00636-1

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T1 - New limits on nucleon decays into invisible channels with the BOREXINO counting test facility

AU - Back, H. O.

AU - Balata, M.

AU - de Bari, A.

AU - Beau, T.

AU - de Bellefon, A.

AU - Bellini, G.

AU - Benziger, Jay Burton

AU - Bonetti, S.

AU - Buck, C.

AU - Caccianiga, B.

AU - Cadonati, L.

AU - Calaprice, Frank

AU - Cecchet, G.

AU - Chen, M.

AU - di Credico, A.

AU - Dadoun, O.

AU - D'Angelo, D.

AU - Denisov, V. Y.

AU - Derbin, A.

AU - Deutsch, M.

AU - Elisei, F.

AU - Etenko, A.

AU - von Feilitzsch, F.

AU - Fernholz, R.

AU - Ford, R.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Freudiger, B.

AU - Galbiati, Cristiano

AU - Gatti, F.

AU - Gazzana, S.

AU - Giammarchi, M. G.

AU - Giugni, D.

AU - Goeger-Neff, M.

AU - Goretti, A.

AU - Grieb, C.

AU - Hagner, C.

AU - Heusser, G.

AU - Ianni, A.

AU - Ianni, A. M.

AU - de Kerret, H.

AU - Kiko, J.

AU - Kirsten, T.

AU - Kobychev, V.

AU - Korga, G.

AU - Korschinek, G.

AU - Kozlov, Y.

AU - Kryn, D.

AU - Laubenstein, M.

AU - Litvinovich, E.

AU - Lendvai, C.

AU - Lombardi, P.

AU - Machulin, I.

AU - Malvezzi, S.

AU - Maneira, J.

AU - Manno, I.

AU - Manuzio, D.

AU - Manuzio, G.

AU - Masetti, F.

AU - Martemianov, A.

AU - Mazzucato, U.

AU - McCarty, K.

AU - Meroni, E.

AU - Miramonti, L.

AU - Monzani, M. E.

AU - Musico, P.

AU - Niedermeier, L.

AU - Oberauer, L.

AU - Obolensky, M.

AU - Ortica, F.

AU - Pallavicini, M.

AU - Papp, L.

AU - Perasso, L.

AU - Pocar, A.

AU - Ponkratenko, O. A.

AU - Raghavan, R. S.

AU - Ranucci, G.

AU - Razeto, A.

AU - Sabelnikov, A.

AU - Salvo, C.

AU - Scardaoni, R.

AU - Schimizzi, D.

AU - Schoenert, S.

AU - Simgen, H.

AU - Shutt, T.

AU - Skorokhvatov, M.

AU - Smirnov, O.

AU - Sonnenschein, A.

AU - Sotnikov, A.

AU - Sukhotin, S.

AU - Tarasenkov, V.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Tretyak, V. I.

AU - Vignaud, D.

AU - Vogelaar, R. B.

AU - Vyrodov, V.

AU - Wojcik, M.

AU - Zaimidoroga, O.

AU - Zdesenko, Y. G.

AU - Zuzel, G.

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N2 - The results of background measurements with the second version of the BOREXINO Counting Test Facility (CTF-II), installed in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, were used to obtain limits on the instability of nucleons, bounded in nuclei, for decays into invisible channels (inv): disappearance, decays to neutrinos, etc. The approach consisted of a search for decays of unstable nuclides resulting from N and N N decays of parent 12C, 13C and 16O nuclei in the liquid scintillator and the water shield of the CTF. Due to the extremely low background and the large mass (4.2 t) of the CTF detector, the most stringent (or competitive) up-to-date experimental bounds have been established: τ(n → inv) > 1.8 × 1025 yr, τ(p → inv) > 1.1 × 1026 yr, τ(nn → inv) > 4.9 × 1025 yr and τ(pp → inv) > 5.0 × 1025 yr, all at 90% C.L.

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KW - Baryon number conservation

KW - Proton decay

KW - Scintillation detector

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