Experimental limits on magnetic monopole catalysis of nucleon decay

S. Errede, J. L. Stone, J. C. Van Der Velde, R. M. Bionta, G. Blewitt, C. B. Bratton, B. G. Cortez, G. W. Foster, W. Gajewski, M. Goldhaber, J. Greenberg, T. J. Haines, T. W. Jones, D. Kielczewska, W. R. Kropp, J. G. Learned, E. Lehmann, J. M. Losecco, P. V.Ramana Murthy, H. S. ParkF. Reines, J. Schultz, E. Shumard, D. Sinclair, D. W. Smith, H. W. Sobel, L. R. Sulak, R. Svoboda, C. Wuest

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Abstract

A search for superheavy magnetic monopoles "catalyzing" nucleon decay via the reaction M+N M+e++mesons in an undergound water Cherenkov detector has been carried out. No positive evidence for such a process has been found during 100 d of detector live time. Cross section and velocity-dependent limits on the monopole flux are presented which are as low as Fm<7.2×10-15 cm-2 sr-1 s-1 (90% C.L.). For very low cross sections, velocity-independent limits on the monopole flux and interaction rate are obtained.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)245-248
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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