Search for proton decay into e++0 in the IMB-3 detector

R. Becker-Szendy; C. B. Bratton; D. R. Cady; D. Casper; R. Claus; M. Crouch; S. T. Dye; W. Gajewski; M. Goldhaber; T. J. Haines; P. G. Halverson; T. W. Jones; D. Kielczewska; W. R. Kropp; J. G. Learned; J. M. Losecco; C. McGrew; S. Matsuno; J. Matthews; M. S. Mudah; L. Price; F. Reines; J. Schultz; D. Sinclair; H. W. Sobel; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; R. Svoboda; G. Thornton; J. C. Van Der Velde

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.42.2974

Search for proton decay into e++0 in the IMB-3 detector

R. Becker-Szendy
, C. B. Bratton
, D. R. Cady
, D. Casper
, R. Claus
, M. Crouch
, S. T. Dye
, W. Gajewski
, M. Goldhaber
, T. J. Haines
, P. G. Halverson
, T. W. Jones
, D. Kielczewska
, W. R. Kropp
, J. G. Learned
, J. M. Losecco
, C. McGrew
, S. Matsuno
, J. Matthews
, M. S. Mudah

L. Price, F. Reines, J. Schultz, D. Sinclair, H. W. Sobel, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, R. Svoboda, G. Thornton, J. C. Van Der Velde

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Abstract

We report the results of a search for proton decay into e++0 in the 6800-ton IMB-3 water aerenkov detector. During 376 days of live time no events consistent with this decay were found in the 3300 ton fiducial volume. From this observation we derive a limit on the partial lifetime to be B>2.4×1032 yr (90% C.L.), which, combined with our previous result of 3.1×1032 yr, provides a limit of 5.5×1032 yr. The general features of the observed contained events are compatible with those expected from atmospheric neutrino interactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2974-2976
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	42
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.2974
State	Published - 1990

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Becker-Szendy, R., Bratton, C. B., Cady, D. R., Casper, D., Claus, R., Crouch, M., Dye, S. T., Gajewski, W., Goldhaber, M., Haines, T. J., Halverson, P. G., Jones, T. W., Kielczewska, D., Kropp, W. R., Learned, J. G., Losecco, J. M., McGrew, C., Matsuno, S., Matthews, J., ... Van Der Velde, J. C. (1990). Search for proton decay into e++0 in the IMB-3 detector. Physical Review D, 42(9), 2974-2976. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.2974

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