Search for nucleon decay via n -> v-pi0 and p -> v-pi+ in Super-Kamiokande

Kou Abe, Yoshinari Hayato, Takashi Iida, Kazuki Iyogi, Jun Kameda, Yusuke Koshio, Y Kozuma, LI Marti, Makoto Miura, Shigetaka Moriyama, Masayuki Nakahata, Shoei Nakayama, Yoshihisa Obayashi, Hiroyuki Sekiya, Masato Shiozawa, Yoichiro Suzuki, Atsushi Takeda, Yumiko Takenaga, Koh Ueno, Kota UeshimaSatoru Yamada, Takaaki Yokozawa, Chizue Ishihara, Hiroshi Kaji, Takaaki Kajita, Kenji Kaneyuki, Ka Pik Maggie Lee, Thomas McLachlan, Kimihiro Okumura, Yuki Shimizu, Naho Tanimoto, Luis A Labarga, Edward T Kearns, Michael Litos, Jennifer L Raaf, James L Stone, Lawrence R Sulak, Maurice Goldhaber, K Bays, William R Kropp, Shunichi Mine, Christopher Regis, Andrew Lee Renshaw, Michael B Smy, Henry W Sobel, Kenneth S Ganezer, Jim Hill, William E Keig, Zhixing Yang, Eric Thrane

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Abstract

We present the results of searches for nucleon decay via n→¯νπ0 and p→¯νπ+ using data from a combined 172.8  kt⋅yr exposure of Super-Kamiokande-I,-II, and-III. We set lower limits on the partial lifetime for each of these modes: τn→¯νπ0>1.1×1033 years and τp→¯νπ+>3.9×1032 years at a 90% confidence level.
Original languageEnglish
Article number121802
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume113
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Sept 2014
Externally publishedYes

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