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Final results of magnetic monopole searches with the MACRO experiment: The MACRO collaboration

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Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Auriemma, G; Bakari, D; Baldini, A; Barbarino, GC; Barish, BC; Battistoni, G; Becherini, Y; Bellotti, R; Bemporad, C ...
Published in: European Physical Journal C
November 1, 2002

We present the final results obtained by the MACRO experiment in the search for GUT magnetic monopoles in the penetrating cosmic radiation, for the range 4 × 10-5 < β < 1. Several searches with all the MACRO sub-detectors (i.e. scintillation counters, limited streamer tubes and nuclear track detectors) were performed, both in stand alone and combined ways. No candidates were detected and a 90% Confidence Level (C.L.) upper limit to the local magnetic monopole flux was set at the level of 1.4 × 10-16 cm-2 s-1 sr-1. This result is the first experimental limit obtained in direct searches which is well below the Parker bound in the whole β range in which GUT magnetic monopoles are expected.

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European Physical Journal C

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1434-6044

Publication Date

November 1, 2002

Volume

25

Issue

4

Start / End Page

511 / 522

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 5101 Astronomical sciences
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Auriemma, G., Bakari, D., Baldini, A., Barbarino, G. C., … Scapparone, E. (2002). Final results of magnetic monopole searches with the MACRO experiment: The MACRO collaboration. European Physical Journal C, 25(4), 511–522. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2002-01046-9
Ambrosio, M., R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, D. Bakari, A. Baldini, G. C. Barbarino, B. C. Barish, et al. “Final results of magnetic monopole searches with the MACRO experiment: The MACRO collaboration.” European Physical Journal C 25, no. 4 (November 1, 2002): 511–22. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2002-01046-9.
Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, et al. Final results of magnetic monopole searches with the MACRO experiment: The MACRO collaboration. European Physical Journal C. 2002 Nov 1;25(4):511–22.
Ambrosio, M., et al. “Final results of magnetic monopole searches with the MACRO experiment: The MACRO collaboration.” European Physical Journal C, vol. 25, no. 4, Nov. 2002, pp. 511–22. Scopus, doi:10.1140/epjc/s2002-01046-9.
Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bloise C, Bower C, Brigida M, Bussino S, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Carboni M, Caruso R, Cecchini S, Cei F, Chiarella V, Chiarusi T, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, de Cataldo G, Dekhissi H, de Marzo C, de Mitri I, Derkaoui J, de Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Giacomelli G, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Grassi M, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson K, Heinz R, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Kumar A, Lamanna E, Lane C, Levin DS, Lipari P, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari-Chiesa A, Matteuzzi D, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Monacelli P, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolò D, Nolty R, Orth C, Osteria G, Palamara O, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Perrone L, Petrera S, Pistilli P, Popa V, Rainò A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Satriano C, Scapparone E. Final results of magnetic monopole searches with the MACRO experiment: The MACRO collaboration. European Physical Journal C. 2002 Nov 1;25(4):511–522.
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Published In

European Physical Journal C

DOI

ISSN

1434-6044

Publication Date

November 1, 2002

Volume

25

Issue

4

Start / End Page

511 / 522

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 5101 Astronomical sciences
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics