Search for nucleon decays with EXO-200

Journal Article (Journal Article)

A search for instability of nucleons bound in Xe136 nuclei is reported with 223 kg·yr exposure of Xe136 in the EXO-200 experiment. Lifetime limits of 3.3×1023 and 1.9×1023 yr are established for nucleon decay to Sb133 and Te133, respectively. These are the most stringent to date, exceeding the prior decay limits by a factor of 9 and 7, respectively.

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  • Albert, JB; Anton, G; Badhrees, I; Barbeau, PS; Bayerlein, R; Beck, D; Belov, V; Breidenbach, M; Brunner, T; Cao, GF; Cen, WR; Chambers, C; Cleveland, B; Coon, M; Craycraft, A; Cree, W; Daniels, T; Danilov, M; Daugherty, SJ; Daughhetee, J; Davis, J; Delaquis, S; Der Mesrobian-Kabakian, A; Devoe, R; Didberidze, T; Dilling, J; Dolgolenko, A; Dolinski, MJ; Fairbank, W; Farine, J; Feyzbakhsh, S; Fierlinger, P; Fudenberg, D; Gornea, R; Graham, K; Gratta, G; Hall, C; Hansen, EV; Hoessl, J; Homiller, S; Hufschmidt, P; Hughes, M; Jamil, A; Jewell, MJ; Johnson, A; Johnston, S; Karelin, A; Kaufman, LJ; Koffas, T; Kravitz, S; Krücken, R; Kuchenkov, A; Kumar, KS; Lan, Y; Leonard, DS; Li, GS; Li, S; Licciardi, C; Lin, YH; Maclellan, R; Michel, T; Mong, B; Moore, D; Murray, K; Nelson, R; Njoya, O; Odian, A; Ostrovskiy, I; Piepke, A; Pocar, A; Retière, F; Robinson, AL; Rowson, PC; Schmidt, S; Schubert, A; Sinclair, D; Soma, AK; Stekhanov, V; Tarka, M; Tolba, T; Tsang, R; Vogel, P; Vuilleumier, JL; Wagenpfeil, M; Waite, A; Walton, T; Weber, M; Wen, LJ; Wichoski, U; Wrede, G; Yang, L; Yen, YR; Zeldovich, OY; Zettlemoyer, J; Ziegler, T

Published Date

  • April 1, 2018

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Volume / Issue

  • 97 / 7

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2470-0029

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2470-0010

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1103/PhysRevD.97.072007

Citation Source

  • Scopus