Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II

Y. Takenaga; K. Abe; Y. Hayato; T. Iida; K. Ishihara; J. Kameda; Y. Koshio; A. Minamino; C. Mitsuda; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; Y. Obayashi; H. Ogawa; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; A. Takeda; Y. Takeuchi; K. Ueshima; H. Watanabe; S. Yamada; I. Higuchi; C. Ishihara; M. Ishitsuka; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; G. Mitsuka; S. Nakayama; H. Nishino; K. Okumura; C. Saji; Y. Totsuka; S. Clark; S. Desai; F. Dufour; A. Herfurth; E. Kearns; S. Likhoded; M. Litos; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; W. Wang; M. Goldhaber; D. Casper; J. P. Cravens; J. Dunmore; J. Griskevich; W. R. Kropp; D. W. Liu; S. Mine; C. Regis; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; J. E. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; K. Scholberg; N. Tanimoto; C. W. Walter; R. Wendell; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; E. Guillian; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; M. D. Messier; A. K. Ichikawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Iwashita; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; K. Nitta; Y. Oyama; A. T. Suzuki; M. Hasegawa; H. Maesaka; T. Nakaya; T. Sasaki; H. Sato; S. Yamamoto; M. Yokoyama; T. J. Haines; S. Dazeley; S. Hatakeyama; R. Svoboda; G. W. Sullivan; R. Gran; A. Habig; Y. Fukuda; T. Sato; Y. Itow; T. Koike; C. K. Jung; T. Kato; K. Kobayashi; C. McGrew; A. Sarrat; R. Terri; C. Yanagisawa; N. Tamura; M. Sakuda; M. Sugihara; Y. Kuno; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; B. S. Yang; T. Ishizuka; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; H. K. Seo; Y. Gando; T. Hasegawa; K. Inoue; H. Ishii; K. Nishijima; H. Ishino; Y. Watanabe; M. Koshiba; S. Chen; Z. Deng; Y. Liu; D. Kielczewska; H. G. Berns; K. K. Shiraishi; E. Thrane; K. Washburn; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.01.047

Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II

Y. Takenaga
, K. Abe
, Y. Hayato
, T. Iida
, K. Ishihara
, J. Kameda
, Y. Koshio
, A. Minamino
, C. Mitsuda
, M. Miura
, S. Moriyama
, M. Nakahata
, Y. Obayashi
, H. Ogawa
, M. Shiozawa
, Y. Suzuki
, A. Takeda
, Y. Takeuchi
, K. Ueshima
, H. Watanabe

S. Yamada, I. Higuchi, C. Ishihara, M. Ishitsuka, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, G. Mitsuka, S. Nakayama, H. Nishino, K. Okumura, C. Saji, Y. Totsuka, S. Clark, S. Desai, F. Dufour, A. Herfurth, E. Kearns, S. Likhoded, M. Litos, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, W. Wang, M. Goldhaber, D. Casper, J. P. Cravens, J. Dunmore, J. Griskevich, W. R. Kropp, D. W. Liu, S. Mine, C. Regis, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, J. E. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, K. Scholberg, N. Tanimoto, C. W. Walter, R. Wendell, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, E. Guillian, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, M. D. Messier, A. K. Ichikawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Iwashita, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, K. Nitta, Y. Oyama, A. T. Suzuki, M. Hasegawa, H. Maesaka, T. Nakaya, T. Sasaki, H. Sato, S. Yamamoto, M. Yokoyama, T. J. Haines, S. Dazeley, S. Hatakeyama, R. Svoboda, G. W. Sullivan, R. Gran, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, T. Sato, Y. Itow, T. Koike, C. K. Jung, T. Kato, K. Kobayashi, C. McGrew, A. Sarrat, R. Terri, C. Yanagisawa, N. Tamura, M. Sakuda, M. Sugihara, Y. Kuno, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, B. S. Yang, T. Ishizuka, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, H. K. Seo, Y. Gando, T. Hasegawa, K. Inoue, H. Ishii, K. Nishijima, H. Ishino, Y. Watanabe, M. Koshiba, S. Chen, Z. Deng, Y. Liu, D. Kielczewska, H. G. Berns, K. K. Shiraishi, E. Thrane, K. Washburn, R. J. Wilkes

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A search for Q-balls has been carried out in Super-Kamiokande II with 541.7 days of live time. A neutral Q-ball passing through the detector can interact with nuclei to produce pions, generating a signal of successive contained pion events along a track. No candidate for successive contained event groups has been found in Super-Kamiokande II, so we obtain upper limits on the flux of such Q-balls.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-22
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	647
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.01.047
State	Published - Mar 29 2007

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Takenaga, Y., Abe, K., Hayato, Y., Iida, T., Ishihara, K., Kameda, J., Koshio, Y., Minamino, A., Mitsuda, C., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Obayashi, Y., Ogawa, H., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeda, A., Takeuchi, Y., Ueshima, K., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2007). Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 647(1), 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.01.047

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AU - Takenaga, Y.

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Iida, T.

AU - Ishihara, K.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Mitsuda, C.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Obayashi, Y.

AU - Ogawa, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Ueshima, K.

AU - Watanabe, H.

AU - Yamada, S.

AU - Higuchi, I.

AU - Ishihara, C.

AU - Ishitsuka, M.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Mitsuka, G.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Nishino, H.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Saji, C.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Clark, S.

AU - Desai, S.

AU - Dufour, F.

AU - Herfurth, A.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Likhoded, S.

AU - Litos, M.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Cravens, J. P.

AU - Dunmore, J.

AU - Griskevich, J.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Liu, D. W.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Regis, C.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hill, J. E.

AU - Keig, W. E.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Tanimoto, N.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Wendell, R.

AU - Ellsworth, R. W.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Guillian, E.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Ichikawa, A. K.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Iwashita, T.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Nakadaira, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nishikawa, K.

AU - Nitta, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Hasegawa, M.

AU - Maesaka, H.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Sasaki, T.

AU - Sato, H.

AU - Yamamoto, S.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - Hatakeyama, S.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Sato, T.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Koike, T.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Kato, T.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - McGrew, C.

AU - Sarrat, A.

AU - Terri, R.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Tamura, N.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Sugihara, M.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Yoshida, M.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Yang, B. S.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Seo, H. K.

AU - Gando, Y.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Inoue, K.

AU - Ishii, H.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Watanabe, Y.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Deng, Z.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - Berns, H. G.

AU - Shiraishi, K. K.

AU - Thrane, E.

AU - Washburn, K.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

PY - 2007/3/29

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Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II

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