Published April 9, 1984 | Version v1
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Search for grand-unified-theory magnetic monopoles at a flux level below the Parker limit

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Physics, University of Rome, Rome, Italy and Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

Description

We report the results of the first direct search for grand-unified-theory magnetic monopoles with adequate sensitivity to detect a flux as small as the Parker flux limit. If stable monopole-nucleus bound states exist then the observed absence of monopole tracks in our 4.6 x 108-yr-old mica detector places an upper limit of 10-17 to 10-16 cm-2 sr-1 s-1 on the flux of grand-unified-theory monopoles having velocity 3 x 10-4c to 1.5 x 10-3c

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
52
Journal Issue
15
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1265-1268
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16000858
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; BOUND STATE; CROSS SECTIONS; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MICA; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; SU-5 GROUPS
Descriptors DEC
DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS; MONOPOLES; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SILICATE MINERALS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS