Constraints on Nucleon Decay via Invisible Modes from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

S. N. Ahmed; A. E. Anthony; E. W. Beier; A. Bellerive; S. D. Biller; J. Boger; M. G. Boulay; M. G. Bowler; T. J. Bowles; S. J. Brice; T. V. Bullard; Y. D. Chan; M. Chen; X. Chen; B. T. Cleveland; G. A. Cox; X. Dai; F. Dalnoki-Veress; P. J. Doe; R. S. Dosanjh; G. Doucas; M. R. Dragowsky; C. A. Duba; F. A. Duncan; M. Dunford; J. A. Dunmore; E. D. Earle; S. R. Elliott; H. C. Evans; G. T. Ewan; J. Farine; H. Fergani; F. Fleurot; J. A. Formaggio; M. M. Fowler; K. Frame; W. Frati; B. G. Fulsom; N. Gagnon; K. Graham; D. R. Grant; R. L. Hahn; J. C. Hall; A. L. Hallin; E. D. Hallman; A. S. Hamer; W. B. Handler; C. K. Hargrove; P. J. Harvey; R. Hazama; K. M. Heeger; W. J. Heintzelman; J. Heise; R. L. Helmer; R. J. Hemingway; A. Hime; M. A. Howe; P. Jagam; N. A. Jelley; J. R. Klein; M. S. Kos; A. V. Krumins; T. Kutter; C. C.M. Kyba; H. Labranche; R. Lange; J. Law; I. T. Lawson; K. T. Lesko; J. R. Leslie; I. Levine; S. Luoma; R. MacLellan; S. Majerus; H. B. Mak; J. Maneira; A. D. Marino; N. McCauley; A. B. McDonald; S. McGee; G. McGregor; C. Mifflin; K. K.S. Miknaitis; G. G. Miller; B. A. Moffat; C. W. Nally; M. S. Neubauer; B. G. Nickel; A. J. Noble; E. B. Norman; N. S. Oblath; C. E. Okada; R. W. Ollerhead; J. L. Orrell; S. M. Oser; C. Ouellet; S. J.M. Peeters; A. W.P. Poon; B. C. Robertson; R. G.H. Robertson; E. Rollin; S. S.E. Rosendahl; V. L. Rusu; M. H. Schwendener; O. Simard; J. J. Simpson; C. J. Sims; D. Sinclair; P. Skensved; M. W.E. Smith; N. Starinsky; R. G. Stokstad; L. C. Stonehill; R. Tafirout; Y. Takeuchi; G. Tešić; M. Thomson; M. Thorman; R. van Berg; R. G. van de Water; C. J. Virtue; B. L. Wall; D. Waller; C. E. Waltham; H. Wan Chan Tseung; D. L. Wark; N. West; J. B. Wilhelmy; J. F. Wilkerson; J. R. Wilson; P. Wittich; J. M. Wouters; M. Yeh; K. Zuber

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Constraints on Nucleon Decay via Invisible Modes from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

S. N. Ahmed, A. E. Anthony, E. W. Beier, A. Bellerive, S. D. Biller, J. Boger, M. G. Boulay, M. G. Bowler, T. J. Bowles, S. J. Brice, T. V. Bullard, Y. D. Chan, M. Chen, X. Chen, B. T. Cleveland, G. A. Cox, X. Dai, F. Dalnoki-Veress, P. J. Doe, R. S. DosanjhG. Doucas, M. R. Dragowsky, C. A. Duba, F. A. Duncan, M. Dunford, J. A. Dunmore, E. D. Earle, S. R. Elliott, H. C. Evans, G. T. Ewan, J. Farine, H. Fergani, F. Fleurot, J. A. Formaggio, M. M. Fowler, K. Frame, W. Frati, B. G. Fulsom, N. Gagnon, K. Graham, D. R. Grant, R. L. Hahn, J. C. Hall, A. L. Hallin, E. D. Hallman, A. S. Hamer, W. B. Handler, C. K. Hargrove, P. J. Harvey, R. Hazama, K. M. Heeger, W. J. Heintzelman, J. Heise, R. L. Helmer, R. J. Hemingway, A. Hime, M. A. Howe, P. Jagam, N. A. Jelley, J. R. Klein, M. S. Kos, A. V. Krumins, T. Kutter, C. C.M. Kyba, H. Labranche, R. Lange, J. Law, I. T. Lawson, K. T. Lesko, J. R. Leslie, I. Levine, S. Luoma, R. MacLellan, S. Majerus, H. B. Mak, J. Maneira, A. D. Marino, N. McCauley, A. B. McDonald, S. McGee, G. McGregor, C. Mifflin, K. K.S. Miknaitis, G. G. Miller, B. A. Moffat, C. W. Nally, M. S. Neubauer, B. G. Nickel, A. J. Noble, E. B. Norman, N. S. Oblath, C. E. Okada, R. W. Ollerhead, J. L. Orrell, S. M. Oser, C. Ouellet, S. J.M. Peeters, A. W.P. Poon, B. C. Robertson, R. G.H. Robertson, E. Rollin, S. S.E. Rosendahl, V. L. Rusu, M. H. Schwendener, O. Simard, J. J. Simpson, C. J. Sims, D. Sinclair, P. Skensved, M. W.E. Smith, N. Starinsky, R. G. Stokstad, L. C. Stonehill, R. Tafirout, Y. Takeuchi, G. Tešić, M. Thomson, M. Thorman, R. van Berg, R. G. van de Water, C. J. Virtue, B. L. Wall, D. Waller, C. E. Waltham, H. Wan Chan Tseung, D. L. Wark, N. West, J. B. Wilhelmy, J. F. Wilkerson, J. R. Wilson, P. Wittich, J. M. Wouters, M. Yeh, K. Zuber

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The constraints on nucleon decay to 'invisible' modes such as n → 3v were investigated using data from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. The investigation was based on γ rays obtained from residual nucleus deexcitation on disappearance of either proton or neutron from ¹⁶O. An upper limit was deduced for γ ray decay greater than 90% confidence level for proton decay. This was found more stringent than previous constraints on invisible proton-decay modes.

Original language	English
Article number	102004
Pages (from-to)	102004-1-102004-4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	92
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.102004
State	Published - Mar 12 2004

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by NSERC, Industry Canada, NRC, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Inco, AECL, Ontario Power Generation, HPCVL, CRC (Canada); by Department of Energy (United States); and by PPARC (United Kingdom). We thank the SNO technical staff for their strong contributions.

Funding

This research was supported by NSERC, Industry Canada, NRC, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Inco, AECL, Ontario Power Generation, HPCVL, CRC (Canada); by Department of Energy (United States); and by PPARC (United Kingdom). We thank the SNO technical staff for their strong contributions.

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
National Research Council Canada (NRCC)
Industry Canada
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

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Ahmed, S. N., Anthony, A. E., Beier, E. W., Bellerive, A., Biller, S. D., Boger, J., Boulay, M. G., Bowler, M. G., Bowles, T. J., Brice, S. J., Bullard, T. V., Chan, Y. D., Chen, M., Chen, X., Cleveland, B. T., Cox, G. A., Dai, X., Dalnoki-Veress, F., Doe, P. J., ... Zuber, K. (2004). Constraints on Nucleon Decay via Invisible Modes from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Physical Review Letters, 92(10), 102004-1-102004-4. Article 102004. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.102004

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AU - Ahmed, S. N.

AU - Anthony, A. E.

AU - Beier, E. W.

AU - Bellerive, A.

AU - Biller, S. D.

AU - Boger, J.

AU - Boulay, M. G.

AU - Bowler, M. G.

AU - Bowles, T. J.

AU - Brice, S. J.

AU - Bullard, T. V.

AU - Chan, Y. D.

AU - Chen, M.

AU - Chen, X.

AU - Cleveland, B. T.

AU - Cox, G. A.

AU - Dai, X.

AU - Dalnoki-Veress, F.

AU - Doe, P. J.

AU - Dosanjh, R. S.

AU - Doucas, G.

AU - Dragowsky, M. R.

AU - Duba, C. A.

AU - Duncan, F. A.

AU - Dunford, M.

AU - Dunmore, J. A.

AU - Earle, E. D.

AU - Elliott, S. R.

AU - Evans, H. C.

AU - Ewan, G. T.

AU - Farine, J.

AU - Fergani, H.

AU - Fleurot, F.

AU - Formaggio, J. A.

AU - Fowler, M. M.

AU - Frame, K.

AU - Frati, W.

AU - Fulsom, B. G.

AU - Gagnon, N.

AU - Graham, K.

AU - Grant, D. R.

AU - Hahn, R. L.

AU - Hall, J. C.

AU - Hallin, A. L.

AU - Hallman, E. D.

AU - Hamer, A. S.

AU - Handler, W. B.

AU - Hargrove, C. K.

AU - Harvey, P. J.

AU - Hazama, R.

AU - Heeger, K. M.

AU - Heintzelman, W. J.

AU - Heise, J.

AU - Helmer, R. L.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Hime, A.

AU - Howe, M. A.

AU - Jagam, P.

AU - Jelley, N. A.

AU - Klein, J. R.

AU - Kos, M. S.

AU - Krumins, A. V.

AU - Kutter, T.

AU - Kyba, C. C.M.

AU - Labranche, H.

AU - Lange, R.

AU - Law, J.

AU - Lawson, I. T.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Leslie, J. R.

AU - Levine, I.

AU - Luoma, S.

AU - MacLellan, R.

AU - Majerus, S.

AU - Mak, H. B.

AU - Maneira, J.

AU - Marino, A. D.

AU - McCauley, N.

AU - McDonald, A. B.

AU - McGee, S.

AU - McGregor, G.

AU - Mifflin, C.

AU - Miknaitis, K. K.S.

AU - Miller, G. G.

AU - Moffat, B. A.

AU - Nally, C. W.

AU - Neubauer, M. S.

AU - Nickel, B. G.

AU - Noble, A. J.

AU - Norman, E. B.

AU - Oblath, N. S.

AU - Okada, C. E.

AU - Ollerhead, R. W.

AU - Orrell, J. L.

AU - Oser, S. M.

AU - Ouellet, C.

AU - Peeters, S. J.M.

AU - Poon, A. W.P.

AU - Robertson, B. C.

AU - Robertson, R. G.H.

AU - Rollin, E.

AU - Rosendahl, S. S.E.

AU - Rusu, V. L.

AU - Schwendener, M. H.

AU - Simard, O.

AU - Simpson, J. J.

AU - Sims, C. J.

AU - Sinclair, D.

AU - Skensved, P.

AU - Smith, M. W.E.

AU - Starinsky, N.

AU - Stokstad, R. G.

AU - Stonehill, L. C.

AU - Tafirout, R.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Tešić, G.

AU - Thomson, M.

AU - Thorman, M.

AU - van Berg, R.

AU - van de Water, R. G.

AU - Virtue, C. J.

AU - Wall, B. L.

AU - Waller, D.

AU - Waltham, C. E.

AU - Wan Chan Tseung, H.

AU - Wark, D. L.

AU - West, N.

AU - Wilhelmy, J. B.

AU - Wilkerson, J. F.

AU - Wilson, J. R.

AU - Wittich, P.

AU - Wouters, J. M.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Zuber, K.

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Constraints on Nucleon Decay via Invisible Modes from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

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