Abstract
Observations were made 1570 meters of water equivalent underground with an 8000-metric-ton water Cherenkov detector. During a live time of 80 d no events consistent with the decay were found in a fiducial mass of 3300 metric tons. It is concluded that the limit on the lifetime for bound plus free protons divided by the branching ratio is yr; for free protons the limit is yr (90% confidence). Observed cosmic-ray muons and neutrinos are compatible with expectations.
- Received 13 April 1983
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.27
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