Search for magnetic monopoles with MACRO

Authors
Citation
M. Sitta, Search for magnetic monopoles with MACRO, NUCL PH B-P, 87, 2000, pp. 498-499
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
87
Year of publication
2000
Pages
498 - 499
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(200006)87:<498:SFMMWM>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Data from the complete MACRO detector have been used to search for magnetic monopoles (MMs) of all expected velocities. Scintillator, streamer tube (i nstrumented with specialized electronics) and nuclear track detectors have been used to search for signatures coming from MMs; the scintillator and nu clear track subdetectors were used also for searches for other rare particl es (nuclearites, charged Q-balls). Based on no observation of such signals, we establish stringent flux limits, for MMs as slow as a few 10(-5)c.