Search for magnetic monopoles in lunar material using an electromagnetic detector

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1973 · Phys. Rev., D, v. 8, no. 3, pp. 698-702

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.8.698· OSTI ID:4401134

Ross, R R; Eberhard, P H; Alvarez, L W; Watt, R D

Our search for magnetic monopoles in lunar materials has been concluded with the exploration of an additional 11.5 kg of material returned by 11, 12, and 14 missions, using a modified version of our electrohagnetic detector. Again, no magnetic monopole was detected. Combining these rrsults with the results of our previous experiment, we set an upper limit of 1.7 x 10/sup -4/ monopoles/g for the density of isolated the monopole flux in cosmic rays and for monopole pair production cross section. (auth)

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-29-003409
• OSTI ID: 4401134
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D, v. 8, no. 3, pp. 698-702, Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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*MAGNETIC MONOPOLES- LUNAR MATERIALS
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