New experimental limits on strongly interacting massive particles at the TeV scale - art. no. 231804

Authors
Javorsek, D Elmore, D Fischbach, E Granger, D Miller, T Oliver, D Teplitz, V
Citation
D. Javorsek et al., New experimental limits on strongly interacting massive particles at the TeV scale - art. no. 231804, PHYS REV L, 8723(23), 2001, pp. 1804
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
8723
Issue
23
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(200112)8723:23<1804:NELOSI>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We have carried out a search for strongly interacting massive particles (SI MPs) bound to Au and Fe nuclei, which could manifest themselves as anomalou sly heavy isotopes of these elements. Our samples included gold from the NA SA Long Duration Exposure Facility satellite, RHIC at Brookhaven National L aboratory, and from various geological sources. We find no evidence for SIM Ps in any of our samples, and our results set stringent limits (as low as s imilar to 10(-12)) on the abundances of anomalous Au or Fe isotopes with ma sses up to 1.67 and 0.65 TeV/c(2), respectively.