1. Results from the Fr??jus experiment on nucleon decay modes with charged leptons
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University of Michigan, 48109-1120, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany, Laboratoire de l'Acc??l??rateur Lin??aire, Centre d'Orsay, B??timent 200, F-91405, Orsay, France, DPhPE, CEN-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France, Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany, LPNHE-Ecole Polytechnique, Route de Saclay, F-91128, Plaiseau, France, I. Physikalisches Institut der RWTH Aachen, W-5100, Aachen, Germany, Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany; Fakult??t f??r Physik, Universit??t Freiburg, Germany, Laboratoire de l'Acc??l??rateur Lin??aire, Centre d'Orsay, B??timent 200, F-91405, Orsay, France; Laboratoire GANIL, F-14021, Caen, France, Laboratoire de l'Acc??l??rateur Lin??aire, Centre d'Orsay, B??timent 200, F-91405, Orsay, France; L.P.C., Universit?? de Caen, F-14021, Caen, France, Fisher Controls GmbH, Solingen, Germany; Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany, DPhPE, CEN-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France; Istituto di Fisica, Universit?? di Milano, I-20133, Milano, Italy, Ann Arbor, M??ller, R., Blum, D., Eschstruth, P., Moscoso, L., Ernwein, J., Longuemare, C., Wintgen, P., Kuznik, B., Glicenstein, J. F., Mosca, L., Degrange, B., Arpesella, C., Roy, Ph., Berger, Ch., Fr??hlich, M., Dudelzak, B., Meyer, H., Laplanche, F., Becker, J., Jullian, S., Jacobi, B., Schubnell, Michael, L??ffler, J., Daum, H. J., Lalanne, D., Becker, K. H., Benadjal, Y., M??nch, H., Paulot, C., Perdereau, O., Chardin, G., Wei, Y., Szklarz, G., Nguyen-Khac, U., Behr, L., Tisserant, S., Bareyre, P., Barloutaud, R., Schleper, P., Raupach, F., Borg, A., Nisius, R., Bourdarios, C., University of Michigan, 48109-1120, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany, Laboratoire de l'Acc??l??rateur Lin??aire, Centre d'Orsay, B??timent 200, F-91405, Orsay, France, DPhPE, CEN-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France, Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany, LPNHE-Ecole Polytechnique, Route de Saclay, F-91128, Plaiseau, France, I. Physikalisches Institut der RWTH Aachen, W-5100, Aachen, Germany, Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany; Fakult??t f??r Physik, Universit??t Freiburg, Germany, Laboratoire de l'Acc??l??rateur Lin??aire, Centre d'Orsay, B??timent 200, F-91405, Orsay, France; Laboratoire GANIL, F-14021, Caen, France, Laboratoire de l'Acc??l??rateur Lin??aire, Centre d'Orsay, B??timent 200, F-91405, Orsay, France; L.P.C., Universit?? de Caen, F-14021, Caen, France, Fisher Controls GmbH, Solingen, Germany; Bergische Universit??t-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, W-5600, Wuppertal, Germany, DPhPE, CEN-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France; Istituto di Fisica, Universit?? di Milano, I-20133, Milano, Italy, Ann Arbor, M??ller, R., Blum, D., Eschstruth, P., Moscoso, L., Ernwein, J., Longuemare, C., Wintgen, P., Kuznik, B., Glicenstein, J. F., Mosca, L., Degrange, B., Arpesella, C., Roy, Ph., Berger, Ch., Fr??hlich, M., Dudelzak, B., Meyer, H., Laplanche, F., Becker, J., Jullian, S., Jacobi, B., Schubnell, Michael, L??ffler, J., Daum, H. J., Lalanne, D., Becker, K. H., Benadjal, Y., M??nch, H., Paulot, C., Perdereau, O., Chardin, G., Wei, Y., Szklarz, G., Nguyen-Khac, U., Behr, L., Tisserant, S., Bareyre, P., Barloutaud, R., Schleper, P., Raupach, F., Borg, A., Nisius, R., and Bourdarios, C.
- Abstract
Lower limits on the nucleon lifetime in channels containing at least one positron or muon are given. The analysis is based on 4 years of data taking with the Fr??jus detector. Various approaches to determine the background from atmospheric neutrinos are discussed and two different nuclear models are used in event simulations. The limits obtained range from 10 31 years for p ??? e + K *0 to 1.5??10 32 years for p ??? e + K *0 to 1.5??10 32 years for p ??? ?? + ?? .
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- 2006