The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) was tested for nucleons in C-12 nuclei using the Borexino dataset from 2007 to 2021. The approach consists of searching for gamma- quanta, neutrons, protons, as well as electrons and positrons emitted in non-Paulian transitions of nucleons from the 1 P-3/2 shell to the filled 1 S1/2 shell. Due to the uniquely low background level, the large mass, and long measurement time of the Borexino detector, the most stringent experimental constraints to date on the lifetime of the 12C nucleus with respect to PEP-forbidden transitions were obtained: tau(C-12 -> (12) C + gamma) 1.1 & times;10(32) y, >= 6.4 & times; 10(30) y tau(C-12 ->(11) B+p)1.0 & times;10(31) y,tau(C-12 -> (11) C + n) y and tau(C-12 -> (12) B + e(+) + (-)nu(e)) >= 6.6 & times; 10(30) y (90% C.L.). The upper limits on the relative strengths for the non-Paulian electromagnetic, strong, and weak transitions have been obtained: delta(2)(gamma) <1.0 & times; 10(-57), delta(2)(N) <7.0 & times; 10(-61) and delta(2)(beta) <9.6 & times; 10(-36), all at 90% C.L.

New limits on the Pauli forbidden transitions in 12C nuclei obtained with the complete Borexino dataset / N. Null, D.B.. - In: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6052. - 86:6(2026 Jun 30), pp. 736.1-736.12. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-026-15912-9]

New limits on the Pauli forbidden transitions in 12C nuclei obtained with the complete Borexino dataset

D. Basilico
Primo
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G. Bellini
Secondo
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D. D'Angelo;E. Meroni;L. Miramonti;L. Pelicci;A. Re;
2026

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The Pauli exclusion principle (PEP) was tested for nucleons in C-12 nuclei using the Borexino dataset from 2007 to 2021. The approach consists of searching for gamma- quanta, neutrons, protons, as well as electrons and positrons emitted in non-Paulian transitions of nucleons from the 1 P-3/2 shell to the filled 1 S1/2 shell. Due to the uniquely low background level, the large mass, and long measurement time of the Borexino detector, the most stringent experimental constraints to date on the lifetime of the 12C nucleus with respect to PEP-forbidden transitions were obtained: tau(C-12 -> (12) C + gamma) 1.1 & times;10(32) y, >= 6.4 & times; 10(30) y tau(C-12 ->(11) B+p)1.0 & times;10(31) y,tau(C-12 -> (11) C + n) y and tau(C-12 -> (12) B + e(+) + (-)nu(e)) >= 6.6 & times; 10(30) y (90% C.L.). The upper limits on the relative strengths for the non-Paulian electromagnetic, strong, and weak transitions have been obtained: delta(2)(gamma) <1.0 & times; 10(-57), delta(2)(N) <7.0 & times; 10(-61) and delta(2)(beta) <9.6 & times; 10(-36), all at 90% C.L.
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