Orateur
Volodymyr Takhistov
(University of California, Irvine)
Description
Proton decay is a defining prediction of Grand Unified Theories (GUTs).
It provides a unique test of energies around $10^{(14-16)}$ GeV,
which are unreachable by accelerators and which could also be
connected with other physics such as neutrino masses.
We will present results of recent nucleon decay
searches at the Super-Kamiokande experiment.
Analyses of typically dominant non-SUSY and SUSY
decay modes $p \rightarrow (e^+,\mu^+)\pi^0$ and
$p\rightarrow \nu K^+$, $n - \overline{n}$ oscillations
as well as more exotic channels such as
$p \rightarrow(e^+,\mu^+)\nu \nu$, $p \rightarrow(e^+,\mu^+)X$,
$p\rightarrow(e^+,\mu^+,\tau^+)\nu\nu$ will be discussed.
Some of these searches are novel.
The analyses set world best limits which circumvent the
allowed parameter space of theoretical models.
Author
Volodymyr Takhistov
(University of California, Irvine)
