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SUMMARY:#StudentSeminar: Potential of the DUNE experiment for nucleon deca
 y searches
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DESCRIPTION:Baryon asymmetry of the Universe is one of the most intriguing
  open questions in modern particle physics: the observable Universe is com
 posed almost entirely of matter\, with no evidence of primordial antimatte
 r domains on cosmological scales. This matter–antimatter asymmetry must 
 have been generated dynamically through physical processes in the early hi
 story of the cosmos\, requiring the existence of baryon-number-violating p
 rocesses.\n\nBaryon number is an accidental global symmetry of the Standar
 d Model (SM) at the classical level. Grand Unified Theories (GUTs)—a fam
 ily of well-motivated SM extensions that unify the strong\, weak\, and ele
 ctromagnetic interactions into a single gauge group at high energy scales
 —naturally predict baryon number violation. GUTs predict nucleon decay a
 s an extremely rare process\, with lifetimes far exceeding the age of the 
 Universe ($\\sim 1.38 \\times 10^{10}$ years). Consequently\, massive unde
 rground detectors employing state-of-the-art technologies are critical for
  these searches: deep underground locations shield against cosmic-ray muon
  backgrounds\, while advanced reconstruction techniques enable the rejecti
 on of atmospheric neutrino interactions that could mimic the expected sign
 al.\n\nIn this presentation\, we discuss how the DUNE Far Detector\, based
  on liquid argon time projection chamber technology\, will contribute to t
 his search. In particular\, we focus on nucleon decay channels featuring a
  $K^+$ meson in the final state\, such as $p \\to \\bar{\\nu}  K^+$.\n\nh
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