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Title: An improved search for elementary particles with fractional electric charge

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OSTI ID:491585

The SLAC Quark Search Group has demonstrated successful operation of a low cost, high mass throughput Millikan apparatus designed to search for fractionally charged particles. About six million silicone oil drops were measured with no evidence of fractional charges. A second experiment is under construction with 100 times greater throughput which will utilize optimized search fluids.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
491585
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-7357; CONF-960812-66; ON: DE97006457; TRN: 97:012537
Resource Relation:
Conference: DPF `96: meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society (APS), Minneapolis, MN (United States), 10-15 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English