Search for baryon and lepton number violating decays of ?0 hyperons

Using o1.0087 similar to 0.0044THORN x 1010 J=. events collected by the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider, we report the first search for the baryon and lepton number violating decays.0. K-ethorn with.oB - LTHORN 1/4 0 and.0. Kthorne- with j.oB - LTHORNj 1/4 2, where B (L) is the baryon (lepton) number. While no signal is observed, the upper limits on the branching fractions of these two decays are set to Bo.0. K-ethornTHORN < 3.6 x 10- 6 and Bo.0. Kthorne- THORN < 1.9 x 10- 6 at the 90% confidence level, respectively. These results offer a direct probe of baryon number violating interactions involving a strange quark.

Automated summary

This study reports the first search for baryon and lepton number violating decays using data collected by the BESIII detector. While no signal is observed, upper limits on the branching fractions of two decay modes are set. These results provide a direct probe of baryon number violating interactions involving a strange quark.