Search for proton decay as a test of baryon conservation

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1970

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4150605· OSTI ID:4150605

Dix, Frederick William ^[1]

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1. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States)

A large volume heavy water Cerenkov detector enclosed in a liquid scintillator anticoincidence shield was used to search for proton decay.

• Research Organization: Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-1749
• NSA Number: NSA-24-037620
• OSTI ID: 4150605
• Report Number(s): COO-1749-12
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis. UNCL. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-70
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BETA DECAY
BORON 8
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
DECAY
LIFETIME
NEUTRINOS
PRODUCTION
PROTONS
SUN
SUN/neutrino flux from boron-8 beta decay in
Cherenkov counter study of upper limit on
(E)
PROTONS/lifetime of
heavy-water Cherenkov detector study of lower limit for
(E)
NEUTRINOS/flux from solar boron- 8 beta decay
Cherenkov detector study of upper limit on
(E)
BORON ISOTOPES B-8/ beta decay of solar
Cherenkov detector study of upper limit on neutrino flux from
(E)
PROTONS/decay of
heavy-water Cherenkov detector study of lower limit for
(E)