Peeters, S J M and The SNO Collaboration, et al. (2017) Search for neutron-antineutron oscillations at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Physical Review D, 96 (9). ISSN 2470-0010

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Abstract

Tests on B − L symmetry breaking models are important probes to search for new physics. One proposed model with ΔðB − LÞ ¼ 2 involves the oscillations of a neutron to an antineutron. In this paper, a new limit on this process is derived for the data acquired from all three operational phases of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory experiment. The search concentrated on oscillations occurring within the deuteron, and 23 events were observed against a background expectation of 30.5 events. These translated to a lower limit on the nuclear lifetime of 1.48 × 1031 yr at 90% C.L. when no restriction was placed on the signal likelihood space (unbounded). Alternatively, a lower limit on the nuclear lifetime was found to be 1.18 × 1031 yr at 90% C.L. when the signal was forced into a positive likelihood space (bounded). Values for the free oscillation time derived from various models are also provided in this article. This is the first search for neutron-antineutron oscillation with the deuteron as a target.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Depositing User:	Billy Wichaidit
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2018 16:04
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2018 17:11
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/72583

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