Abstract
A search for Q-balls has been carried out in Super-Kamiokande II with 541.7 days of live time. A neutral Q-ball passing through the detector can interact with nuclei to produce pions, generating a signal of successive contained pion events along a track. No candidate for successive contained event groups has been found in Super-Kamiokande II, so we obtain upper limits on the flux of such Q-balls.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 18-22 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| Volume | 647 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 29 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II. / Takenaga, Y.; Abe, K.; Hayato, Y.; Iida, T.; Ishihara, K.; Kameda, J.; Koshio, Y.; Minamino, A.; Mitsuda, C.; Miura, M.; Moriyama, S.; Nakahata, M.; Obayashi, Y.; Ogawa, H.; Shiozawa, M.; Suzuki, Y.; Takeda, A.; Takeuchi, Y.; Ueshima, K.; Watanabe, H.; Yamada, S.; Higuchi, I.; Ishihara, C.; Ishitsuka, M.; Kajita, T.; Kaneyuki, K.; Mitsuka, G.; Nakayama, S.; Nishino, H.; Okumura, K.; Saji, C.; Totsuka, Y.; Clark, S.; Desai, S.; Dufour, F.; Herfurth, A.; Kearns, E.; Likhoded, S.; Litos, M.; Raaf, J. L.; Stone, J. L.; Sulak, L. R.; Wang, W.; Goldhaber, M.; Casper, D.; Cravens, J. P.; Dunmore, J.; Griskevich, J.; Kropp, W. R.; Liu, D. W.; Mine, S.; Regis, C.; Smy, M. B.; Sobel, H. W.; Vagins, M. R.; Ganezer, K. S.; Hill, J. E.; Keig, W. E.; Jang, J. S.; Kim, J. Y.; Lim, I. T.; Scholberg, K.; Tanimoto, N.; Walter, C. W.; Wendell, R.; Ellsworth, R. W.; Tasaka, S.; Guillian, E.; Learned, J. G.; Matsuno, S.; Messier, M. D.; Ichikawa, A. K.; Ishida, T.; Ishii, T.; Iwashita, T.; Kobayashi, T.; Nakadaira, T.; Nakamura, K.; Nishikawa, K.; Nitta, K.; Oyama, Y.; Suzuki, A. T.; Hasegawa, M.; Maesaka, H.; Nakaya, T.; Sasaki, T.; Sato, H.; Yamamoto, S.; Yokoyama, M.; Haines, T. J.; Dazeley, S.; Hatakeyama, S.; Svoboda, R.; Sullivan, G. W.; Gran, R.; Habig, A.; Fukuda, Y.; Sato, T.; Itow, Y.; Koike, T.; Jung, C. K.; Kato, T.; Kobayashi, K.; McGrew, C.; Sarrat, A.; Terri, R.; Yanagisawa, C.; Tamura, N.; Sakuda, M.; Sugihara, M.; Kuno, Y.; Yoshida, M.; Kim, S. B.; Yang, B. S.; Ishizuka, T.; Okazawa, H.; Choi, Y.; Seo, H. K.; Gando, Y.; Hasegawa, T.; Inoue, K.; Ishii, H.; Nishijima, K.; Ishino, H.; Watanabe, Y.; Koshiba, M.; Chen, S.; Deng, Z.; Liu, Y.; Kielczewska, D.; Berns, H. G.; Shiraishi, K. K.; Thrane, E.; Washburn, K.; Wilkes, R. J.
In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 647, No. 1, 29.03.2007, p. 18-22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II
AU - Takenaga, Y.
AU - Abe, K.
AU - Hayato, Y.
AU - Iida, T.
AU - Ishihara, K.
AU - Kameda, J.
AU - Koshio, Y.
AU - Minamino, A.
AU - Mitsuda, C.
AU - Miura, M.
AU - Moriyama, S.
AU - Nakahata, M.
AU - Obayashi, Y.
AU - Ogawa, H.
AU - Shiozawa, M.
AU - Suzuki, Y.
AU - Takeda, A.
AU - Takeuchi, Y.
AU - Ueshima, K.
AU - Watanabe, H.
AU - Yamada, S.
AU - Higuchi, I.
AU - Ishihara, C.
AU - Ishitsuka, M.
AU - Kajita, T.
AU - Kaneyuki, K.
AU - Mitsuka, G.
AU - Nakayama, S.
AU - Nishino, H.
AU - Okumura, K.
AU - Saji, C.
AU - Totsuka, Y.
AU - Clark, S.
AU - Desai, S.
AU - Dufour, F.
AU - Herfurth, A.
AU - Kearns, E.
AU - Likhoded, S.
AU - Litos, M.
AU - Raaf, J. L.
AU - Stone, J. L.
AU - Sulak, L. R.
AU - Wang, W.
AU - Goldhaber, M.
AU - Casper, D.
AU - Cravens, J. P.
AU - Dunmore, J.
AU - Griskevich, J.
AU - Kropp, W. R.
AU - Liu, D. W.
AU - Mine, S.
AU - Regis, C.
AU - Smy, M. B.
AU - Sobel, H. W.
AU - Vagins, M. R.
AU - Ganezer, K. S.
AU - Hill, J. E.
AU - Keig, W. E.
AU - Jang, J. S.
AU - Kim, J. Y.
AU - Lim, I. T.
AU - Scholberg, K.
AU - Tanimoto, N.
AU - Walter, C. W.
AU - Wendell, R.
AU - Ellsworth, R. W.
AU - Tasaka, S.
AU - Guillian, E.
AU - Learned, J. G.
AU - Matsuno, S.
AU - Messier, M. D.
AU - Ichikawa, A. K.
AU - Ishida, T.
AU - Ishii, T.
AU - Iwashita, T.
AU - Kobayashi, T.
AU - Nakadaira, T.
AU - Nakamura, K.
AU - Nishikawa, K.
AU - Nitta, K.
AU - Oyama, Y.
AU - Suzuki, A. T.
AU - Hasegawa, M.
AU - Maesaka, H.
AU - Nakaya, T.
AU - Sasaki, T.
AU - Sato, H.
AU - Yamamoto, S.
AU - Yokoyama, M.
AU - Haines, T. J.
AU - Dazeley, S.
AU - Hatakeyama, S.
AU - Svoboda, R.
AU - Sullivan, G. W.
AU - Gran, R.
AU - Habig, A.
AU - Fukuda, Y.
AU - Sato, T.
AU - Itow, Y.
AU - Koike, T.
AU - Jung, C. K.
AU - Kato, T.
AU - Kobayashi, K.
AU - McGrew, C.
AU - Sarrat, A.
AU - Terri, R.
AU - Yanagisawa, C.
AU - Tamura, N.
AU - Sakuda, M.
AU - Sugihara, M.
AU - Kuno, Y.
AU - Yoshida, M.
AU - Kim, S. B.
AU - Yang, B. S.
AU - Ishizuka, T.
AU - Okazawa, H.
AU - Choi, Y.
AU - Seo, H. K.
AU - Gando, Y.
AU - Hasegawa, T.
AU - Inoue, K.
AU - Ishii, H.
AU - Nishijima, K.
AU - Ishino, H.
AU - Watanabe, Y.
AU - Koshiba, M.
AU - Chen, S.
AU - Deng, Z.
AU - Liu, Y.
AU - Kielczewska, D.
AU - Berns, H. G.
AU - Shiraishi, K. K.
AU - Thrane, E.
AU - Washburn, K.
AU - Wilkes, R. J.
N1 - Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Kamioka Mining and Smelting Company. The Super-Kamiokande experiment has been built and operated from funding by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the United States Department of Energy, and the US National Science Foundation, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
PY - 2007/3/29
Y1 - 2007/3/29
N2 - A search for Q-balls has been carried out in Super-Kamiokande II with 541.7 days of live time. A neutral Q-ball passing through the detector can interact with nuclei to produce pions, generating a signal of successive contained pion events along a track. No candidate for successive contained event groups has been found in Super-Kamiokande II, so we obtain upper limits on the flux of such Q-balls.
AB - A search for Q-balls has been carried out in Super-Kamiokande II with 541.7 days of live time. A neutral Q-ball passing through the detector can interact with nuclei to produce pions, generating a signal of successive contained pion events along a track. No candidate for successive contained event groups has been found in Super-Kamiokande II, so we obtain upper limits on the flux of such Q-balls.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2007.01.047
DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2007.01.047
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847789120
VL - 647
SP - 18
EP - 22
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
SN - 0370-2693
IS - 1
ER -