Search for magnetic monopoles with the Soudan 2 detector

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.4846· OSTI ID:7001647

Thron, J L; Allison, W W.M.; Alner, G J; Ambats, I; Ayres, D S; Balka, L J; Barr, G D; Barrett, W L; Benjamin, D; Border, P M; Brooks, C B; Cobb, J H; Cockerill, D J.A.; Courant, H; Dawson, J W; Demuth, D M; Edwards, V W; Ewen, B; Fields, T H; Garcia-Garcia, C ; Giles, R H; Giller, G L; Goodman, M C; Gray, R N; Heilig, S J; Hill, N; Hoftiezer, J H; Jankowski, D J; Johns, K; Kafka, T; Kasahara, S M.S.; Kochocki, J; Leeson, W; Litchfield, P J; Longley, N P; Lopez, F V; Lowe, M J; Mann, W A; Marshak, M L; May, E N; Maxam, D; McMaster, L; Milburn, R H; Miller, W H; Minor, C P; Napier, A; Oliver, W P; Pearce, G F; Perkins, D H; Peterson, E A; Price, L E; Roback, D M; Rosen, D B; Ruddick, K; Saitta, B; Schmid, D J; Schlereth, J; Schneps, J; Shield, P D; Shupe, M A; Sundaralingam, N; Thomson, M A; Tupper, L M; Villaume, G; Werkema, S J; West, N; Woods, C A ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States) Univ

A search for grand unified theory magnetic monopoles making highly ionizing tracks in argon gas has been conducted using the Soudan 2 nucleon decay detector. This underground detector is a large fine-grained tracking calorimeter comprised of long drift tubes read out by proportional wires. No monopole candidates were observed in data taken over almost three years, yielding an upper flux limit of 8.7{times}10{sup {minus}15} cm{sup {minus}2}s{sup {minus}1}sr{sup {minus}1} for monopole velocities of {beta}{gt}2{times}10{sup {minus}3}.

• OSTI ID: 7001647
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 46:11; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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