Search for dinucleon decay into pions at Super-Kamiokande

J. Gustafson; K. Abe; Y. Haga; Y. Hayato; M. Ikeda; K. Iyogi; J. Kameda; Y. Kishimoto; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; T. Nakajima; Y. Nakano; S. Nakayama; A. Orii; H. Sekiya; M. Shiozawa; A. Takeda; H. Tanaka; T. Tomura; R. A. Wendell; T. Irvine; T. Kajita; I. Kametani; K. Kaneyuki; Y. Nishimura; E. Richard; K. Okumura; L. Labarga; P. Fernandez; S. Berkman; H. A. Tanaka; S. Tobayama; E. Kearns; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; M. Goldhaber; G. Carminati; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; P. Weatherly; A. Renshaw; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; V. Takhistov; K. S. Ganezer; B. L. Hartfiel; J. Hill; N. Hong; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; T. Akiri; A. Himmel; K. Scholberg; C. W. Walter; T. Wongjirad; T. Ishizuka; S. Tasaka; J. S. Jang; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; S. N. Smith; T. Hasegawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; Y. Oyama; K. Sakashita; T. Sekiguchi; T. Tsukamoto; A. T. Suzuki; Y. Takeuchi; T. Yano; S. Hirota; K. Huang; K. Ieki; T. Kikawa; A. Minamino; T. Nakaya; K. Suzuki; S. Takahashi; Y. Fukuda; K. Choi; Y. Itow; G. Mitsuka; T. Suzuki; P. Mijakowski; J. Hignight; J. Imber; C. K. Jung; J. L. Palomino; C. Yanagisawa; H. Ishino; T. Kayano; A. Kibayashi; Y. Koshio; T. Mori; M. Sakuda; Y. Kuno; R. Tacik; S. B. Kim; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; K. Nishijima; M. Koshiba; Y. Suda; Y. Totsuka; M. Yokoyama; C. Bronner; K. Martens; Ll Marti; Y. Suzuki; M. R. Vagins; J. F. Martin; P. De Perio; A. Konaka; M. J. Wilking; S. Chen; Y. Zhang; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.072009

Search for dinucleon decay into pions at Super-Kamiokande

J. Gustafson
, K. Abe
, Y. Haga
, Y. Hayato
, M. Ikeda
, K. Iyogi
, J. Kameda
, Y. Kishimoto
, M. Miura
, S. Moriyama
, M. Nakahata
, T. Nakajima
, Y. Nakano
, S. Nakayama
, A. Orii
, H. Sekiya
, M. Shiozawa
, A. Takeda
, H. Tanaka
, T. Tomura

R. A. Wendell, T. Irvine, T. Kajita, I. Kametani, K. Kaneyuki, Y. Nishimura, E. Richard, K. Okumura, L. Labarga, P. Fernandez, S. Berkman, H. A. Tanaka, S. Tobayama, E. Kearns, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, M. Goldhaber, G. Carminati, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, P. Weatherly, A. Renshaw, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, V. Takhistov, K. S. Ganezer, B. L. Hartfiel, J. Hill, N. Hong, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, T. Akiri, A. Himmel, K. Scholberg, C. W. Walter, T. Wongjirad, T. Ishizuka, S. Tasaka, J. S. Jang, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, S. N. Smith, T. Hasegawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, Y. Oyama, K. Sakashita, T. Sekiguchi, T. Tsukamoto, A. T. Suzuki, Y. Takeuchi, T. Yano, S. Hirota, K. Huang, K. Ieki, T. Kikawa, A. Minamino, T. Nakaya, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, Y. Fukuda, K. Choi, Y. Itow, G. Mitsuka, T. Suzuki, P. Mijakowski, J. Hignight, J. Imber, C. K. Jung, J. L. Palomino, C. Yanagisawa, H. Ishino, T. Kayano, A. Kibayashi, Y. Koshio, T. Mori, M. Sakuda, Y. Kuno, R. Tacik, S. B. Kim, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, K. Nishijima, M. Koshiba, Y. Suda, Y. Totsuka, M. Yokoyama, C. Bronner, K. Martens, Ll Marti, Y. Suzuki, M. R. Vagins, J. F. Martin, P. De Perio, A. Konaka, M. J. Wilking, S. Chen, Y. Zhang, R. J. Wilkes

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A search for dinucleon decay into pions with the Super-Kamiokande detector has been performed with an exposure of 282.1 kiloton-years. Dinucleon decay is a process that violates baryon number by two units. We present the first search for dinucleon decay to pions in a large water-Cherenkov detector. The modes O16(pp)→C14π+π+, O16(pn)→N14π+π0, and O16(nn)→O14π0π0 are investigated. No significant excess in the Super-Kamiokande data has been found, so a lower limit on the lifetime of the process per oxygen nucleus is determined. These limits are τpp→π+π+>7.22×1031years, τpn→π+π0>1.70×1032years, and τnn→π0π0>4.04×1032years. The lower limits on each mode are about 2 orders of magnitude better than previous limits from searches for dinucleon decay in iron.

Original language	English
Article number	072009
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	91
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.072009
State	Published - Apr 28 2015

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Gustafson, J., Abe, K., Haga, Y., Hayato, Y., Ikeda, M., Iyogi, K., Kameda, J., Kishimoto, Y., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakajima, T., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, S., Orii, A., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., Takeda, A., Tanaka, H., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2015). Search for dinucleon decay into pions at Super-Kamiokande. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 91(7), Article 072009. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.072009

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T1 - Search for dinucleon decay into pions at Super-Kamiokande

AU - Gustafson, J.

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Haga, Y.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Ikeda, M.

AU - Iyogi, K.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kishimoto, Y.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakajima, T.

AU - Nakano, Y.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Orii, A.

AU - Sekiya, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Tanaka, H.

AU - Tomura, T.

AU - Wendell, R. A.

AU - Irvine, T.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kametani, I.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Nishimura, Y.

AU - Richard, E.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Fernandez, P.

AU - Berkman, S.

AU - Tanaka, H. A.

AU - Tobayama, S.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Carminati, G.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Weatherly, P.

AU - Renshaw, A.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Takhistov, V.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hartfiel, B. L.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Hong, N.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Akiri, T.

AU - Himmel, A.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Wongjirad, T.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Smith, S. N.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Nakadaira, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Sakashita, K.

AU - Sekiguchi, T.

AU - Tsukamoto, T.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Yano, T.

AU - Hirota, S.

AU - Huang, K.

AU - Ieki, K.

AU - Kikawa, T.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Suzuki, K.

AU - Takahashi, S.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Choi, K.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Mitsuka, G.

AU - Suzuki, T.

AU - Mijakowski, P.

AU - Hignight, J.

AU - Imber, J.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Palomino, J. L.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Kayano, T.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Tacik, R.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Suda, Y.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Bronner, C.

AU - Martens, K.

AU - Marti, Ll

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Martin, J. F.

AU - De Perio, P.

AU - Konaka, A.

AU - Wilking, M. J.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Zhang, Y.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

PY - 2015/4/28

Y1 - 2015/4/28

N2 - A search for dinucleon decay into pions with the Super-Kamiokande detector has been performed with an exposure of 282.1 kiloton-years. Dinucleon decay is a process that violates baryon number by two units. We present the first search for dinucleon decay to pions in a large water-Cherenkov detector. The modes O16(pp)→C14π+π+, O16(pn)→N14π+π0, and O16(nn)→O14π0π0 are investigated. No significant excess in the Super-Kamiokande data has been found, so a lower limit on the lifetime of the process per oxygen nucleus is determined. These limits are τpp→π+π+>7.22×1031years, τpn→π+π0>1.70×1032years, and τnn→π0π0>4.04×1032years. The lower limits on each mode are about 2 orders of magnitude better than previous limits from searches for dinucleon decay in iron.

AB - A search for dinucleon decay into pions with the Super-Kamiokande detector has been performed with an exposure of 282.1 kiloton-years. Dinucleon decay is a process that violates baryon number by two units. We present the first search for dinucleon decay to pions in a large water-Cherenkov detector. The modes O16(pp)→C14π+π+, O16(pn)→N14π+π0, and O16(nn)→O14π0π0 are investigated. No significant excess in the Super-Kamiokande data has been found, so a lower limit on the lifetime of the process per oxygen nucleus is determined. These limits are τpp→π+π+>7.22×1031years, τpn→π+π0>1.70×1032years, and τnn→π0π0>4.04×1032years. The lower limits on each mode are about 2 orders of magnitude better than previous limits from searches for dinucleon decay in iron.

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DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.91.072009

M3 - Article

SN - 1550-7998

VL - 91

JO - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

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M1 - 072009

ER -

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