Published November 26, 1984
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Journal article
Flux limit on cosmic-ray magnetic monopoles from a large area induction detector
- 1. Enrico Fermi Institute and the Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Description
The design and performance of superconducting induction detector with two 60-cm-diam superconducting loops is presented. During eight months of data taking, no candidate events were observed and an upper limit on the flux of cosmic-ray magnetic monopoles F/sub m/< or approx. =6.7 x 10-12 cm-2 sr-1 sec-1 (90% C.L.) is set. The detector demonstrates the possibility of operating large induction detectors in ambient magnetic fields greater than 1 mg
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 53
- Journal Issue
- 22
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2067-2070
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16056098
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY FLUX; INDUCTION; LIMITING VALUES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DETECTORS; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFICATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONOPOLES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; RADIATION FLUX; RADIATIONS