NEW MAGNETIC MONOPOLE FLUX LIMITS FROM THE IMB PROTON DECAY DETECTOR

Authors
BECKERSZENDY R BRATTON CB BREAULT J CASPER D DYE ST GANEZER K GAJEWSKI W GOLDHABER M HAINES TJ HALVERSON PG KIELCZEWSKA D KROPP WR LEARNED JG LOSECCO J MATSUNO S MCGRATH G MCGREW C MILLER RS PRICE L REINES F SCHULTZ J SOBEL HW STONE JL SULAK LR SVOBODA R
Citation
R. Beckerszendy et al., NEW MAGNETIC MONOPOLE FLUX LIMITS FROM THE IMB PROTON DECAY DETECTOR, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 49(5), 1994, pp. 2169-2173
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2169 - 2173
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1994)49:5<2169:NMMFLF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
An improved limit on the flux of magnetic monopoles in the vicinity of the solar system is obtained, assuming that monopoles strongly cataly ze nucleon decay (the Rubakov-Callan effect). Flux limits are presente d for monopole velocities from 10(-5)c to 10(-1)c and for monopole-nuc leon cross sections between 10(-27) cm2 and 10(-21) CM2. For a represe ntative velocity beta almost-equal-to 10(-3) , and cross section sigma almost-equal-to 10(-24) CM2, We obtain a limit F(m) < 2.7 x 10(-15) C m-2 sr-1 sec-1 and for sigma almost-equal-to 10(-25) cM2, F(m) < 1.0 X 10(-15) CM-2 sr-1 sec-1 at 90% C.L.