Journal article
Nucleon Stability: A Geochemical Test Independent of Decay Mode
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 197(4307), pp 989-991
02 Sep 1977
PMID: 17784135
Abstract
By analyzing published geochemical data on xenon isotopes measured in a 2.46 × 10 9 -year-old telluride ore, a lower limit of 1.6 × 10 25 years has been obtained for the mean lifetime of the nucleons in the tellurium-130 nucleus. This result is insensitive to the particular mode by which the nucleons decay and therefore provides a rigorous limit on possible baryon number nonconservation. The new limit is about two orders of magnitude better than the previous rigorous limit on nucleon stability.
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- Title
- Nucleon Stability: A Geochemical Test Independent of Decay Mode
- Creators
- John C. Evans - Brookhaven National LaboratoryRichard I. Steinberg - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 197(4307), pp 989-991
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1977DS34200021
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33646635124
- Other Identifier
- 991021879783804721