Experimental limits on the existence of strongly interacting massive particles bound to gold nuclei - art. no. 012005

Authors
Javorsek, D Elmore, D Fischbach, E Miller, T Oliver, D Teplitz, V
Citation
D. Javorsek et al., Experimental limits on the existence of strongly interacting massive particles bound to gold nuclei - art. no. 012005, PHYS REV D, 6401(1), 2001, pp. 2005
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
ISSN journal
05562821 → ACNP
Volume
6401
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(20010701)6401:1<2005:ELOTEO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report the results from an experimental search for strongly interacting massive particles bound to gold nuclei. A scan for heavy gold isotopes with masses ranging from 186.3 to 325.9 GeV/c(2) was performed on laboratory go ld and gold from western Australia using PRIME Lab, the Purdue Accelerator Mass Spectrometer facility. The results provide significant new constraints on current models which predict the existence of such particles with abund ance ratios in the range 10(-11)-10(-10).