Invisible tri-nucleon decay in ^{130}Te with CUORE
ORAL
Abstract
The conservation of baryon number in the Standard Model stems from an empirical symmetry, and does not arise from first principles. An indication of this symmetry being broken would have far reaching consequences for our understanding of the universe, and can lead us to address important questions, such as the origins of the matter-antimatter asymmetry. A hypothesized process which can violate baryon number is the tri-nucleon decay, which involves three nucleons decaying simultaneously. This process is expected to produce unstable daughter isotopes, the decay of which can be looked for as evidence of this process. In this talk we discuss the search for tri-nucleon decay in ^{130}Te with CUORE using the delayed decay of daughter isotopes . We will present the details on the search signal, the associated backgrounds and the analysis techniques employed.
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Presenters
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Vivek Sharma
Virginia Tech
Authors
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Vivek Sharma
Virginia Tech