Extension of the Parker bound on the flux of magnetic monopoles

Journal Article · Mon Apr 26 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Physical Review Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2511· OSTI ID:6771212

Adams, F C; Fatuzzo, M; Freese, K; Tarle, G; Watkins, R ^[1]; Turner, M S ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1120 (United States)
2. Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637-1433 (United States) NASA/Fermilab Astrophysics Center, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510-0500 (United States)

An extension of the Parker bound on the flux [ital scrF] of magnetic monopoles leads to a stronger bound than obtained previously. The survival and growth of a small galactic seed field requires [ital scrF][le]10[sup [minus]16]([ital m]/10[sup 17] GeV) cm[sup [minus]2] s[sup [minus]1] sr[sup [minus]1]. This new limit rules out the possibility that monopoles much lighter than 10[sup 17] GeV/[ital c][sup 2] can provide the closure density of the Universe.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ER01112
• OSTI ID: 6771212
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 70:17; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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