Proton decay in the large liquid scintillator detector LENA: study of the background
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Using Geant4 Monte-Carlo simulations the potential of the Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy (LENA) liquid scintillator detector for the investigation of a possible proton decay within the channel p → Kν is discussed. Special emphasis is given to the study of background events.
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