New experimental limits on the Pauli-forbidden transitions in C12 nuclei obtained with 485 days Borexino data

G. Bellini; S. Bonetti; M. Buizza Avanzini; B. Caccianiga; D. D'Angelo; D. Franco; M. Giammarchi; P. Lombardi; L. Ludhova; E. Meroni; L. Miramonti; L. Perasso; G. Ranucci; A. Re; Y. Suvorov; J. Benziger; L. Cadonati; A. Pocar; F. Calaprice; A. Chavarria; F. Dalnoki-Veress; C. Galbiati; A. Goretti; Andrea Ianni; M. Leung; B. Loer; R. Saldanha; J. Xu; C. Carraro; S. Davini; E. Guardincerri; G. Manuzio; M. Pallavicini; S. Perasso; P. Risso; C. Salvo; G. Testera; S. Zavatarelli; H. De Kerret; D. Kryn; M. Obolensky; D. Vignaud; A. Derbin; V. Muratova; A. Etenko; E. Litvinovich; I. MacHulin; A. Sabelnikov; M. Skorokhvatov; S. Sukhotin; K. Fomenko; O. Smirnov; A. Sotnikov; O. Zaimidoroga; S. Gazzana; C. Ghiano; Aldo Ianni; G. Korga; D. Montanari; A. Razeto; R. Tartaglia; M. Goeger-Neff; T. Lewke; Q. Meindl; L. Oberauer; F. Von Feilitzsch; Y. Winter; M. Wurm; C. Grieb; S. Hardy; M. Joyce; S. Manecki; L. Papp; R. S. Raghavan; D. Rountree; R. B. Vogelaar; W. Maneschg; S. Schönert; H. Simgen; G. Zuzel; M. Misiaszek; M. Wojcik; F. Ortica; A. Romani

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.81.034317

New experimental limits on the Pauli-forbidden transitions in C12 nuclei obtained with 485 days Borexino data

G. Bellini
, S. Bonetti
, M. Buizza Avanzini
, B. Caccianiga
, D. D'Angelo
, D. Franco
, M. Giammarchi
, P. Lombardi
, L. Ludhova
, E. Meroni
, L. Miramonti
, L. Perasso
, G. Ranucci
, A. Re
, Y. Suvorov
, J. Benziger
, L. Cadonati
, A. Pocar
, F. Calaprice
, A. Chavarria

F. Dalnoki-Veress, C. Galbiati, A. Goretti, Andrea Ianni, M. Leung, B. Loer, R. Saldanha, J. Xu, C. Carraro, S. Davini, E. Guardincerri, G. Manuzio, M. Pallavicini, S. Perasso, P. Risso, C. Salvo, G. Testera, S. Zavatarelli, H. De Kerret, D. Kryn, M. Obolensky, D. Vignaud, A. Derbin, V. Muratova, A. Etenko, E. Litvinovich, I. MacHulin, A. Sabelnikov, M. Skorokhvatov, S. Sukhotin, K. Fomenko, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, O. Zaimidoroga, S. Gazzana, C. Ghiano, Aldo Ianni, G. Korga, D. Montanari, A. Razeto, R. Tartaglia, M. Goeger-Neff, T. Lewke, Q. Meindl, L. Oberauer, F. Von Feilitzsch, Y. Winter, M. Wurm, C. Grieb, S. Hardy, M. Joyce, S. Manecki, L. Papp, R. S. Raghavan, D. Rountree, R. B. Vogelaar, W. Maneschg, S. Schönert, H. Simgen, G. Zuzel, M. Misiaszek, M. Wojcik, F. Ortica, A. Romani

University of Milano
Princeton University
UMass Amherst
Princeton University
Università di Milano-Bicocca
Astroparticule and Cosmol APC
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI)
Kurchatov Institute
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Technical University of Munich
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Jagiellonian University
INFN Sezione di Perugia

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Abstract

The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) has been tested for nucleons (n,p) in C12 with the Borexino detector. The approach consists of a search for γ, n, p, and β^± emitted in a non-Paulian transition of 1P3/2-shell nucleons to the filled 1S1/2 shell in nuclei. Due to the extremely low background and the large mass (278 tons) of the Borexino detector, the following most stringent up-to-date experimental bounds on PEP violating transitions of nucleons have been established: τ(12C→12C~+γ) ≥5.0×1031 yr, τ(12C→11B~+p)≥8.9×1029 yr, τ(12C→11C~+n)≥3.4×1030 yr, τ(12C→12N~+e ^-+νe~)≥3.1×1030 yr, and τ(12C→12B~+e ⁺+νe)≥2.1×1030 yr, all at 90% C.L. The corresponding upper limits on the relative strengths for the searched non-Paulian electromagnetic, strong and weak transitions have been estimated as δγ2≤2.2×10^-57, δN2≤4.1×10 ^-60, and δβ2≤2.1×10^-35.

Original language	English
Article number	034317
Journal	Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume	81
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.81.034317
Publication status	Published - 29 Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Bellini, G., Bonetti, S., Buizza Avanzini, M., Caccianiga, B., D'Angelo, D., Franco, D., Giammarchi, M., Lombardi, P., Ludhova, L., Meroni, E., Miramonti, L., Perasso, L., Ranucci, G., Re, A., Suvorov, Y., Benziger, J., Cadonati, L., Pocar, A., Calaprice, F., ... Romani, A. (2010). New experimental limits on the Pauli-forbidden transitions in C12 nuclei obtained with 485 days Borexino data. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 81(3), Article 034317. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.81.034317

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Bellini, G, Bonetti, S, Buizza Avanzini, M, Caccianiga, B, D'Angelo, D, Franco, D, Giammarchi, M, Lombardi, P, Ludhova, L, Meroni, E, Miramonti, L, Perasso, L, Ranucci, G, Re, A, Suvorov, Y, Benziger, J, Cadonati, L, Pocar, A, Calaprice, F, Chavarria, A, Dalnoki-Veress, F, Galbiati, C, Goretti, A, Ianni, A, Leung, M, Loer, B, Saldanha, R, Xu, J, Carraro, C, Davini, S, Guardincerri, E, Manuzio, G, Pallavicini, M, Perasso, S, Risso, P, Salvo, C, Testera, G, Zavatarelli, S, De Kerret, H, Kryn, D, Obolensky, M, Vignaud, D, Derbin, A, Muratova, V, Etenko, A, Litvinovich, E, MacHulin, I, Sabelnikov, A, Skorokhvatov, M, Sukhotin, S, Fomenko, K, Smirnov, O, Sotnikov, A, Zaimidoroga, O, Gazzana, S, Ghiano, C, Ianni, A, Korga, G, Montanari, D, Razeto, A, Tartaglia, R, Goeger-Neff, M, Lewke, T, Meindl, Q, Oberauer, L, Von Feilitzsch, F, Winter, Y, Wurm, M, Grieb, C, Hardy, S, Joyce, M, Manecki, S, Papp, L, Raghavan, RS, Rountree, D, Vogelaar, RB, Maneschg, W, Schönert, S, Simgen, H, Zuzel, G, Misiaszek, M, Wojcik, M, Ortica, F & Romani, A 2010, 'New experimental limits on the Pauli-forbidden transitions in C12 nuclei obtained with 485 days Borexino data', Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, vol. 81, no. 3, 034317. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.81.034317

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AU - Bonetti, S.

AU - Buizza Avanzini, M.

AU - Caccianiga, B.

AU - D'Angelo, D.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Giammarchi, M.

AU - Lombardi, P.

AU - Ludhova, L.

AU - Meroni, E.

AU - Miramonti, L.

AU - Perasso, L.

AU - Ranucci, G.

AU - Re, A.

AU - Suvorov, Y.

AU - Benziger, J.

AU - Cadonati, L.

AU - Pocar, A.

AU - Calaprice, F.

AU - Chavarria, A.

AU - Dalnoki-Veress, F.

AU - Galbiati, C.

AU - Goretti, A.

AU - Ianni, Andrea

AU - Leung, M.

AU - Loer, B.

AU - Saldanha, R.

AU - Xu, J.

AU - Carraro, C.

AU - Davini, S.

AU - Guardincerri, E.

AU - Manuzio, G.

AU - Pallavicini, M.

AU - Perasso, S.

AU - Risso, P.

AU - Salvo, C.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Zavatarelli, S.

AU - De Kerret, H.

AU - Kryn, D.

AU - Obolensky, M.

AU - Vignaud, D.

AU - Derbin, A.

AU - Muratova, V.

AU - Etenko, A.

AU - Litvinovich, E.

AU - MacHulin, I.

AU - Sabelnikov, A.

AU - Skorokhvatov, M.

AU - Sukhotin, S.

AU - Fomenko, K.

AU - Smirnov, O.

AU - Sotnikov, A.

AU - Zaimidoroga, O.

AU - Gazzana, S.

AU - Ghiano, C.

AU - Ianni, Aldo

AU - Korga, G.

AU - Montanari, D.

AU - Razeto, A.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Goeger-Neff, M.

AU - Lewke, T.

AU - Meindl, Q.

AU - Oberauer, L.

AU - Von Feilitzsch, F.

AU - Winter, Y.

AU - Wurm, M.

AU - Grieb, C.

AU - Hardy, S.

AU - Joyce, M.

AU - Manecki, S.

AU - Papp, L.

AU - Raghavan, R. S.

AU - Rountree, D.

AU - Vogelaar, R. B.

AU - Maneschg, W.

AU - Schönert, S.

AU - Simgen, H.

AU - Zuzel, G.

AU - Misiaszek, M.

AU - Wojcik, M.

AU - Ortica, F.

AU - Romani, A.

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New experimental limits on the Pauli-forbidden transitions in C12 nuclei obtained with 485 days Borexino data

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