ENERGY-LOSS OF SUPERMASSIVE MAGNETIC MONOPOLES AND DYONS IN MAIN-SEQUENCE STARS

Authors
AHLEN SP DEMITRI I HONG JT TARLE G
Citation
Sp. Ahlen et al., ENERGY-LOSS OF SUPERMASSIVE MAGNETIC MONOPOLES AND DYONS IN MAIN-SEQUENCE STARS, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 55(10), 1997, pp. 6584-6590
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
55
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
6584 - 6590
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1997)55:10<6584:EOSMMA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We estimate the energy loss rate for a supermassive magnetic monopole or dyon in the interior of a main sequence star. For this purpose, the medium is shown to behave as a nondegenerate classical electron gas, the nuclear contribution to the stopping power being negligible. A lin ear dependence of the energy loss from the velocity of the particle is obtained. This result would provide a basic input to detailed calcula tions of the dynamics of monopoles and dyons in our galaxy.