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Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO+ detector

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Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO+ detector. / SNO+ Collaboration ; Kormos, L. L.; O'Keeffe, H. M.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 105, No. 11, 112012, 27.06.2022.

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SNO+ Collaboration, Kormos LL, O'Keeffe HM. Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO+ detector. Physical Review D. 2022 Jun 27;105(11):112012. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.112012

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title = "Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO+ detector",
abstract = " This paper reports results from a search for single and multi-nucleon disappearance from the $^{16}$O nucleus in water within the \snoplus{} 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 de-excitation and gamma-ray emission. New limits are given for the partial lifetimes: $\tau(n\rightarrow inv) > 9.0\times10^{29}$ years, $\tau(p\rightarrow inv) > 9.6\times10^{29}$ years, $\tau(nn\rightarrow inv) > 1.5\times10^{28}$ years, $\tau(np\rightarrow inv) > 6.0\times10^{28}$ years, and $\tau(pp\rightarrow inv) > 1.1\times10^{29}$ years at 90\% Bayesian credibility level (with a prior uniform in rate). All but the ($nn\rightarrow inv$) results improve on existing limits by a factor of about 3. ",
keywords = "hep-ex",
author = "{SNO+ Collaboration} and A. Allega and S. Andringa and M. Askins and Auty, {D. J.} and A. Bacon and N. Barros and F. Bar{\~a}o and R. Bayes and Beier, {E. W.} and Bezerra, {T. S.} and A. Bialek and Biller, {S. D.} and E. Blucher and E. Caden and Callaghan, {E. J.} and O. Chkvorets and B. Cleveland and D. Cookman and J. Corning and R. Dehghani and C. Deluce and Depatie, {M. M.} and J. Dittmer and Dixon, {K. H.} and Lodovico, {F. Di} and E. Falk and N. Fatemighomi and R. Ford and K. Frankiewicz and A. Gaur and Gonz{\'a}lez-Reina, {O. I.} and D. Gooding and C. Grant and Hallin, {A. L.} and D. Hallman and J. Hartnell and Heintzelman, {W. J.} and Helmer, {R. L.} and R. Hunt-Stokes and In{\'a}cio, {A. S.} and Jillings, {C. J.} and T. Kaptanoglu and P. Khaghani and Klein, {J. R.} and Kormos, {L. L.} and B. Krar and C. Kraus and O'Keeffe, {H. M.}",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevD.105.112012",
language = "English",
volume = "105",
journal = "Physical Review D",
issn = "1550-7998",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "11",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO+ detector

AU - SNO+ Collaboration

AU - Allega, A.

AU - Andringa, S.

AU - Askins, M.

AU - Auty, D. J.

AU - Bacon, A.

AU - Barros, N.

AU - Barão, F.

AU - Bayes, R.

AU - Beier, E. W.

AU - Bezerra, T. S.

AU - Bialek, A.

AU - Biller, S. D.

AU - Blucher, E.

AU - Caden, E.

AU - Callaghan, E. J.

AU - Chkvorets, O.

AU - Cleveland, B.

AU - Cookman, D.

AU - Corning, J.

AU - Dehghani, R.

AU - Deluce, C.

AU - Depatie, M. M.

AU - Dittmer, J.

AU - Dixon, K. H.

AU - Lodovico, F. Di

AU - Falk, E.

AU - Fatemighomi, N.

AU - Ford, R.

AU - Frankiewicz, K.

AU - Gaur, A.

AU - González-Reina, O. I.

AU - Gooding, D.

AU - Grant, C.

AU - Hallin, A. L.

AU - Hallman, D.

AU - Hartnell, J.

AU - Heintzelman, W. J.

AU - Helmer, R. L.

AU - Hunt-Stokes, R.

AU - Inácio, A. S.

AU - Jillings, C. J.

AU - Kaptanoglu, T.

AU - Khaghani, P.

AU - Klein, J. R.

AU - Kormos, L. L.

AU - Krar, B.

AU - Kraus, C.

AU - O'Keeffe, H. M.

PY - 2022/6/27

Y1 - 2022/6/27

N2 - This paper reports results from a search for single and multi-nucleon disappearance from the $^{16}$O nucleus in water within the \snoplus{} 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 de-excitation and gamma-ray emission. New limits are given for the partial lifetimes: $\tau(n\rightarrow inv) > 9.0\times10^{29}$ years, $\tau(p\rightarrow inv) > 9.6\times10^{29}$ years, $\tau(nn\rightarrow inv) > 1.5\times10^{28}$ years, $\tau(np\rightarrow inv) > 6.0\times10^{28}$ years, and $\tau(pp\rightarrow inv) > 1.1\times10^{29}$ years at 90\% Bayesian credibility level (with a prior uniform in rate). All but the ($nn\rightarrow inv$) results improve on existing limits by a factor of about 3.

AB - This paper reports results from a search for single and multi-nucleon disappearance from the $^{16}$O nucleus in water within the \snoplus{} 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 de-excitation and gamma-ray emission. New limits are given for the partial lifetimes: $\tau(n\rightarrow inv) > 9.0\times10^{29}$ years, $\tau(p\rightarrow inv) > 9.6\times10^{29}$ years, $\tau(nn\rightarrow inv) > 1.5\times10^{28}$ years, $\tau(np\rightarrow inv) > 6.0\times10^{28}$ years, and $\tau(pp\rightarrow inv) > 1.1\times10^{29}$ years at 90\% Bayesian credibility level (with a prior uniform in rate). All but the ($nn\rightarrow inv$) results improve on existing limits by a factor of about 3.

KW - hep-ex

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.112012

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.112012

M3 - Journal article

VL - 105

JO - Physical Review D

JF - Physical Review D

SN - 1550-7998

IS - 11

M1 - 112012

ER -