Results from a new search for proton decay

J. Bartelt; H. Courant; K. Heller; T. Joyce; M. Marshak; E. Peterson; K. Ruddick; M. Shupe; D. S. Ayres; J. W. Dawson; T. H. Fields; E. N. May; L. E. Price

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.651

Results from a new search for proton decay

J. Bartelt, H. Courant, K. Heller, T. Joyce, M. Marshak, E. Peterson, K. Ruddick, M. Shupe, D. S. Ayres, J. W. Dawson, T. H. Fields, E. N. May, L. E. Price

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The authors have searched for the decay of protons and neutrons bound in nuclei using Soudan 1, a 31.5-metric-ton iron-loaded concrete tracking calorimeter, instrumented with 3456 proportional tubes. During a live time of 0.38 yr, the authors have observed one candidate event wholly contained within the detector. If this event is attributed to a background source, a lower bound (90% confidence level) can be established on the lifetime for nucleon decay through any of a wide range of modes of 1× 1030 yr.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	651-654
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	50
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.651
State	Published - 1983
Externally published	Yes

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