Strangeness Violating Dibaryon Decay

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new model for dibaryon decay that violates strangeness and baryon number, suggesting dedicated searches for such processes could reveal new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Contribution

It introduces a simple theoretical model allowing dibaryon decay into strange states with $ ext{S}=2$, not constrained by existing $n$-$ar{n}$ oscillation searches.

Findings

The model predicts specific decay channels with strangeness violation.

It highlights the need for dedicated experimental searches for $ ext{S}=2$ dibaryon decays.

Potential to uncover new physics beyond current constraints.

Abstract

Non-standard physics may induce detectable flavor-changing $\Delta B=2$ interactions without inducing their flavor-conserving counterparts. Searches for $n$-$\overline n$ oscillations do not constrain such interactions, thereby motivating dedicated searches for $\Delta B=2$ nuclear decays into strange final states. In particular, the simple model herein proposed enables dibaryon decay exclusively into states with $S=2$.