DINUCLEON DECAY IN THE NUCLEUS: A QUARK MODEL ANALYSIS

Sep, 1985
57 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 33 (1986) 741
Report number:
  • FSU-HEP-850922

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Abstract: (APS)
Baryon-number-violating decay of pairs of nucleons bound together in a nucleus is studied in the nonrelativistic quark model for a class of ordinary grand unified theories including minimal SU(5). Decay modes without mesons such as pp→pe+, and with pions such as pp→pe+π0, are considered. Both spectator and pole diagrams are included. The nonmesonic decay modes are negligible, but the effective p→e+π0 partial lifetime in oxygen (iron) is found to be ≊25% (50%) longer than the free partial lifetime. Another possible lifetime increase related to an explanation of the European Muon Collaboration effect is discussed.
  • GRAND UNIFIED THEORY: SU(5)
  • QUARK: NONRELATIVISTIC
  • BARYON NUMBER: VIOLATION
  • BOUND STATE: (2NUCLEON)
  • BOUND STATE: DECAY
  • DECAY: BOUND STATE
  • P: LIFETIME
  • N: LIFETIME
  • QUARK: MULTIQUARK
  • NUCLEUS: WIDTH