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author Arnquist, I. J.
Avignone III, F. T.
Barabash, A. S.
Blalock, E.
Bos, B.
Busch, M.
Chan, Y. -D.
Chapman, J. R.
Christofferson, C. D.
Chu, P. -H.
Cuesta, C.
Detwiler, J. A.
Efremenko, Yu.
Ejiri, H.
Elliott, S. R.
Fuad, N.
Giovanetti, G. K.
Green, M. P.
Gruszko, J.
Guinn, I. S.
Guiseppe, V. E.
Henning, R.
Hoppe, E. W.
Kouzes, R. T.
Li, A.
Massarczyk, R.
Meijer, S. J.
Paudel, L. S.
Pettus, W.
Poon, A. W. P.
Radford, D. C.
Reine, A. L.
Rielage, K.
Schaper, D. C.
Schleich, S. J.
Tedeschi, D.
Varner, R. L.
Vasilyev, S.
Watkins, S. L.
Wilkerson, J. F.
Wiseman, C.
Yu, C. -H.
author_facet Arnquist, I. J.
Avignone III, F. T.
Barabash, A. S.
Blalock, E.
Bos, B.
Busch, M.
Chan, Y. -D.
Chapman, J. R.
Christofferson, C. D.
Chu, P. -H.
Cuesta, C.
Detwiler, J. A.
Efremenko, Yu.
Ejiri, H.
Elliott, S. R.
Fuad, N.
Giovanetti, G. K.
Green, M. P.
Gruszko, J.
Guinn, I. S.
Guiseppe, V. E.
Henning, R.
Hoppe, E. W.
Kouzes, R. T.
Li, A.
Massarczyk, R.
Meijer, S. J.
Paudel, L. S.
Pettus, W.
Poon, A. W. P.
Radford, D. C.
Reine, A. L.
Rielage, K.
Schaper, D. C.
Schleich, S. J.
Tedeschi, D.
Varner, R. L.
Vasilyev, S.
Watkins, S. L.
Wilkerson, J. F.
Wiseman, C.
Yu, C. -H.
contents The Majorana Demonstrator was an ultra-low-background experiment designed for neutrinoless double-beta decay ($0νββ$) investigation in $^{76}$Ge. Located at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, the Demonstrator utilized modular high-purity Ge detector arrays within shielded vacuum cryostats, operating deep underground. The arrays, with a capacity of up to 40.4 kg (27.2 kg enriched to $\sim 88\%$ in $^{76}$Ge), have accumulated the full data set, totaling 64.5 kg yr of enriched active exposure and 27.4 kg yr of exposure for natural detectors. Our updated search improves previously explored three-nucleon decay modes in Ge isotopes, setting new partial lifetime limits of $1.83\times10^{26}$ years (90\% confidence level) for $^{76}$Ge($ppp$) $\rightarrow$ $^{73}$Cu e$^+π^+π^+$ and $^{76}$Ge($ppn$) $\rightarrow$ $^{73}$Zn e$^+π^+$. The partial lifetime limit for the fully inclusive tri-proton decay mode of $^{76}$Ge is found to be $2.1\times10^{25}$ yr. Furthermore, we have updated limits for corresponding multi-nucleon decays.
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spellingShingle Rare multi-nucleon decays with the full data sets of the Majorana Demonstrator
Arnquist, I. J.
Avignone III, F. T.
Barabash, A. S.
Blalock, E.
Bos, B.
Busch, M.
Chan, Y. -D.
Chapman, J. R.
Christofferson, C. D.
Chu, P. -H.
Cuesta, C.
Detwiler, J. A.
Efremenko, Yu.
Ejiri, H.
Elliott, S. R.
Fuad, N.
Giovanetti, G. K.
Green, M. P.
Gruszko, J.
Guinn, I. S.
Guiseppe, V. E.
Henning, R.
Hoppe, E. W.
Kouzes, R. T.
Li, A.
Massarczyk, R.
Meijer, S. J.
Paudel, L. S.
Pettus, W.
Poon, A. W. P.
Radford, D. C.
Reine, A. L.
Rielage, K.
Schaper, D. C.
Schleich, S. J.
Tedeschi, D.
Varner, R. L.
Vasilyev, S.
Watkins, S. L.
Wilkerson, J. F.
Wiseman, C.
Yu, C. -H.
Nuclear Experiment
The Majorana Demonstrator was an ultra-low-background experiment designed for neutrinoless double-beta decay ($0νββ$) investigation in $^{76}$Ge. Located at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, the Demonstrator utilized modular high-purity Ge detector arrays within shielded vacuum cryostats, operating deep underground. The arrays, with a capacity of up to 40.4 kg (27.2 kg enriched to $\sim 88\%$ in $^{76}$Ge), have accumulated the full data set, totaling 64.5 kg yr of enriched active exposure and 27.4 kg yr of exposure for natural detectors. Our updated search improves previously explored three-nucleon decay modes in Ge isotopes, setting new partial lifetime limits of $1.83\times10^{26}$ years (90\% confidence level) for $^{76}$Ge($ppp$) $\rightarrow$ $^{73}$Cu e$^+π^+π^+$ and $^{76}$Ge($ppn$) $\rightarrow$ $^{73}$Zn e$^+π^+$. The partial lifetime limit for the fully inclusive tri-proton decay mode of $^{76}$Ge is found to be $2.1\times10^{25}$ yr. Furthermore, we have updated limits for corresponding multi-nucleon decays.
title Rare multi-nucleon decays with the full data sets of the Majorana Demonstrator
topic Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16047