Quest for electron decay eνeγ with a liquid xenon scintillator

P. Belli, R. Bernabei, C. J. Dai, G. Ignesti, A. Incicchitti, F. Montecchia, O. A. Ponkratenko, D. Prosperi, V. I. Tretyak, and Yu. G. Zdesenko
Phys. Rev. D 61, 117301 – Published 9 May 2000
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Abstract

A new lifetime limit on the charge nonconserving (CNC) electron decay through the channel eνeγ has been established analyzing a 2257.7 kg day event sample collected by the 6.5 kg liquid xenon DAMA scintillator at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of INFN. This limit is τ>2.0(3.4)×1026 yr at 90% (68%) C.L., one order of magnitude higher than the current limit for that channel.

  • Received 18 October 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.61.117301

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

P. Belli1, R. Bernabei1, C. J. Dai2, G. Ignesti3, A. Incicchitti3, F. Montecchia1, O. A. Ponkratenko4, D. Prosperi3, V. I. Tretyak4, and Yu. G. Zdesenko4

  • 1Dip. di Fisica, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” and INFN, sez. Roma2, I-00133 Rome, Italy
  • 2IHEP, Chinese Academy, P.O. Box 918/3, Beijing 100039, China
  • 3Dip. di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” and INFN, sez. Roma, I-00185 Rome, Italy
  • 4Institute for Nuclear Research, 252680 Kiev, Ukraine

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Vol. 61, Iss. 11 — 1 June 2000

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