We present a search for the baryon number B and lepton number L violating decays τ−→Λπ− and τ−→Λ¯π− produced from the e+e−→τ+τ− process, using a 364 fb−1 data sample collected by the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider. No evidence of signal is found in either decay mode, which have |Δ(B−L)| equal to 2 and 0, respectively. Upper limits at 90% credibility level on the branching fractions of τ−→Λπ− and τ−→Λ¯π− are determined to be 4.7×10−8 and 4.3×10−8, respectively. Published by the American Physical Society 2024
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