Search for Nucleon and Dinucleon Decays with an Invisible Particle and a Charged Lepton in the Final State at the Super-Kamiokande Experiment
Abstract: Search results for nucleon decays $p \rightarrow e+X$, $p \rightarrow \mu+X$, $n \rightarrow \nu\gamma$ (where $X$ is an invisible, massless particle) as well as dinucleon decays $np \rightarrow e+\nu$, $np \rightarrow \mu+\nu$ and $np \rightarrow \tau+\nu$ in the Super-Kamiokande experiment are presented. Using single-ring data from an exposure of 273.4 kton $\cdot$ years, a search for these decays yields a result consistent with no signal. Accordingly, lower limits on the partial lifetimes of $\tau_{p \rightarrow e+X} > 7.9 \times 10{32}$ years, $\tau_{p \rightarrow \mu+X} > 4.1 \times 10{32}$ years, $\tau_{n \rightarrow \nu\gamma} > 5.5 \times 10{32}$ years, $\tau_{np \rightarrow e+\nu} > 2.6 \times 10{32}$ years, $\tau_{np \rightarrow \mu+\nu} > 2.2 \times 10{32}$ years and $\tau_{np \rightarrow \tau+\nu} > 2.9 \times 10{31}$ years at a $90 \% $ confidence level are obtained. Some of these searches are novel.
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