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; J. Benziger; S. Bonetti; C. Buck; B. Caccianiga; L. Cadonati; F. 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; C. 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

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00636-1

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
, J. Benziger
, S. Bonetti
, C. Buck
, B. Caccianiga
, L. Cadonati
, F. 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, C. 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

Associate Professorship of Experimental Physics and Astroparticle Physics

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
LNGSSS17
University of Pavia
Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire et Cosmologie
University of Milan
Princeton University
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Queen's University
Technical University of Munich
Institute for Nuclear Research
Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research
Petersburg Nuclear Phys. Inst.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Università di Perugia
National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"
Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Alcatel-Lucent
Jagiellonian University

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Abstract

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
Pages (from-to)	23-34
Number of pages	12
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	563
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00636-1
State	Published - 19 Jun 2003

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., 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 B, 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, J.

AU - Bonetti, S.

AU - Buck, C.

AU - Caccianiga, B.

AU - Cadonati, L.

AU - Calaprice, F.

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, C.

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.

AB - 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.

KW - Baryon number conservation

KW - Proton decay

KW - Scintillation detector

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ER -

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

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