Excitation of simple atoms by slow magnetic monopoles

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5268164

Kroll, N M; Parke, S J; Ganapathi, V; Drell, S D

We present a theory of excitation of simple atoms by slow moving massive monopoles. Previously presented results for a monopole of Dirac strength on hydrogen and helium are reviewed. The hydrogen theory is extended to include arbitrary integral multiples of the Dirac pole strength. The excitation of helium by double strength poles and by dyons is also discussed. It is concluded that a helium proportional counter is a reliable and effective detector for monopoles of arbitrary strength, and for negatively charged dyons.

• Research Organization: California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla (USA). Dept. of Physics; Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA); Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 5268164
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-3281; CONF-8310227-2; ON: DE84006209
• Resource Relation: Conference: Monopole '83 conference, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 6 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
HELIUM
EXCITATION
HYDROGEN
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
RADIATION DETECTION
DYONS
DETECTION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
FLUIDS
GASES
MONOPOLES
NONMETALS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
RARE GASES
640301* - Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics- Beams & their Reactions