Search for nucleon decays induced by GUT magnetic monopoles with the MACRO experiment

M. Ambrosio; R. Antolini; G. Auriemma; D. Bakari; A. Baldini; G. C. Barbarino; B. C. Barish; G. Battistoni; Y. Becherini; R. Bellotti; C. Bemporad; P. Bernardini; H. Bilokon; C. Bloise; C. Bower; M. Brigida; S. Bussino; F. Cafagna; M. Calicchio; D. Campana; M. Carboni; R. Caruso; S. Cecchini; F. Cei; V. Chiarella; B. C. Choudhary; S. Coutu; M. Cozzi; G. de Cataldo; H. Dekhissi; C. de Marzo; I. de Mitri; J. Derkaoui; M. de Vincenzi; A. Di Credico; O. Erriquez; C. Favuzzi; C. Forti; P. Fusco; G. Giacomelli; G. Giannini; N. Giglietto; M. Giorgini; M. Grassi; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; C. Gustavino; A. Habig; K. Hanson; R. Heinz; E. Iarocci; E. Katsavounidis; I. Katsavounidis; E. Kearns; H. Kim; S. Kyriazopoulou; E. Lamanna; C. Lane; D. S. Levin; P. Lipari; N. P. Longley; M. J. Longo; F. Loparco; F. Maaroufi; G. Mancarella; G. Mandrioli; S. Manzoor; A. Margiotta; A. Marini; D. Martello; A. Marzari-Chiesa; M. N. Mazziotta; D. G. Michael; P. Monacelli; T. Montaruli; M. Monteno; S. Mufson; J. Musser; D. Nicolò; R. Nolty; C. Orth; G. Osteria; O. Palamara; V. Patera; L. Patrizii; R. Pazzi; C. W. Peck; L. Perrone; S. Petrera; P. Pistilli; V. Popa; A. Rainò; J. Reynoldson; F. Ronga; A. Rrhioua; C. Satriano; E. Scapparone; K. Scholberg; A. Sciubba; P. Serra; M. Sioli; G. Sirri; M. Sitta; P. Spinelli; M. Spinetti; M. Spurio; R. Steinberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; A. Surdo; G. Tarle; V. Togo; M. Vakili; C. W. Walter; R. Webb

doi:10.1140/epjc/s2002-01045-x

Search for nucleon decays induced by GUT magnetic monopoles with the MACRO experiment

M. Ambrosio
, R. Antolini
, G. Auriemma
, D. Bakari
, A. Baldini
, G. C. Barbarino
, B. C. Barish
, G. Battistoni
, Y. Becherini
, R. Bellotti
, C. Bemporad
, P. Bernardini
, H. Bilokon
, C. Bloise
, C. Bower
, M. Brigida
, S. Bussino
, F. Cafagna
, M. Calicchio
, D. Campana

M. Carboni, R. Caruso, S. Cecchini, F. Cei, V. Chiarella, B. C. Choudhary, S. Coutu, M. Cozzi, G. de Cataldo, H. Dekhissi, C. de Marzo, I. de Mitri, J. Derkaoui, M. de Vincenzi, A. Di Credico, O. Erriquez, C. Favuzzi, C. Forti, P. Fusco, G. Giacomelli, G. Giannini, N. Giglietto, M. Giorgini, M. Grassi, A. Grillo, F. Guarino, C. Gustavino, A. Habig, K. Hanson, R. Heinz, E. Iarocci, E. Katsavounidis, I. Katsavounidis, E. Kearns, H. Kim, S. Kyriazopoulou, E. Lamanna, C. Lane, D. S. Levin, P. Lipari, N. P. Longley, M. J. Longo, F. Loparco, F. Maaroufi, G. Mancarella, G. Mandrioli, S. Manzoor, A. Margiotta, A. Marini, D. Martello, A. Marzari-Chiesa, M. N. Mazziotta, D. G. Michael, P. Monacelli, T. Montaruli, M. Monteno, S. Mufson, J. Musser, D. Nicolò, R. Nolty, C. Orth, G. Osteria, O. Palamara, V. Patera, L. Patrizii, R. Pazzi, C. W. Peck, L. Perrone, S. Petrera, P. Pistilli, V. Popa, A. Rainò, J. Reynoldson, F. Ronga, A. Rrhioua, C. Satriano, E. Scapparone, K. Scholberg, A. Sciubba, P. Serra, M. Sioli, G. Sirri, M. Sitta, P. Spinelli, M. Spinetti, M. Spurio, R. Steinberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, A. Surdo, G. Tarle, V. Togo, M. Vakili, C. W. Walter, R. Webb

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Abstract

The interaction of a Grand Unification Magnetic Monopole with a nucleon can lead to a barion-number violating process in which the nucleon decays into a lepton and one or more mesons (catalysis of nucleon decay). In this paper we report an experimental study of the effects of a catalysis process in the MACRO detector. Using a dedicated analysis we obtain new magnetic monopole (MM) flux upper limits at the level of ∼ 3 · 10^-16 cm^-2 s^-1 sr^-1 for 1.1 · 10^-4 ≤ |β| ≤ 5 · 10^-3, based on the search for catalysis events in the MACRO data. We also analyze the dependence of the MM flux limit on the catalysis cross section.

Lingua originale	Inglese
pagine (da-a)	163-172
Numero di pagine	10
Rivista	European Physical Journal C
Volume	26
Numero di pubblicazione	2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2002-01045-x
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - dic 2002

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Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Auriemma, G., Bakari, D., Baldini, A., Barbarino, G. C., Barish, B. C., Battistoni, G., Becherini, Y., Bellotti, R., Bemporad, C., Bernardini, P., Bilokon, H., Bloise, C., Bower, C., Brigida, M., Bussino, S., Cafagna, F., Calicchio, M., ... Webb, R. (2002). Search for nucleon decays induced by GUT magnetic monopoles with the MACRO experiment. European Physical Journal C, 26(2), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2002-01045-x

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AU - Ambrosio, M.

AU - Antolini, R.

AU - Auriemma, G.

AU - Bakari, D.

AU - Baldini, A.

AU - Barbarino, G. C.

AU - Barish, B. C.

AU - Battistoni, G.

AU - Becherini, Y.

AU - Bellotti, R.

AU - Bemporad, C.

AU - Bernardini, P.

AU - Bilokon, H.

AU - Bloise, C.

AU - Bower, C.

AU - Brigida, M.

AU - Bussino, S.

AU - Cafagna, F.

AU - Calicchio, M.

AU - Campana, D.

AU - Carboni, M.

AU - Caruso, R.

AU - Cecchini, S.

AU - Cei, F.

AU - Chiarella, V.

AU - Choudhary, B. C.

AU - Coutu, S.

AU - Cozzi, M.

AU - de Cataldo, G.

AU - Dekhissi, H.

AU - de Marzo, C.

AU - de Mitri, I.

AU - Derkaoui, J.

AU - de Vincenzi, M.

AU - Di Credico, A.

AU - Erriquez, O.

AU - Favuzzi, C.

AU - Forti, C.

AU - Fusco, P.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giannini, G.

AU - Giglietto, N.

AU - Giorgini, M.

AU - Grassi, M.

AU - Grillo, A.

AU - Guarino, F.

AU - Gustavino, C.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Hanson, K.

AU - Heinz, R.

AU - Iarocci, E.

AU - Katsavounidis, E.

AU - Katsavounidis, I.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Kim, H.

AU - Kyriazopoulou, S.

AU - Lamanna, E.

AU - Lane, C.

AU - Levin, D. S.

AU - Lipari, P.

AU - Longley, N. P.

AU - Longo, M. J.

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AU - Maaroufi, F.

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AU - Mandrioli, G.

AU - Manzoor, S.

AU - Margiotta, A.

AU - Marini, A.

AU - Martello, D.

AU - Marzari-Chiesa, A.

AU - Mazziotta, M. N.

AU - Michael, D. G.

AU - Monacelli, P.

AU - Montaruli, T.

AU - Monteno, M.

AU - Mufson, S.

AU - Musser, J.

AU - Nicolò, D.

AU - Nolty, R.

AU - Orth, C.

AU - Osteria, G.

AU - Palamara, O.

AU - Patera, V.

AU - Patrizii, L.

AU - Pazzi, R.

AU - Peck, C. W.

AU - Perrone, L.

AU - Petrera, S.

AU - Pistilli, P.

AU - Popa, V.

AU - Rainò, A.

AU - Reynoldson, J.

AU - Ronga, F.

AU - Rrhioua, A.

AU - Satriano, C.

AU - Scapparone, E.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Sciubba, A.

AU - Serra, P.

AU - Sioli, M.

AU - Sirri, G.

AU - Sitta, M.

AU - Spinelli, P.

AU - Spinetti, M.

AU - Spurio, M.

AU - Steinberg, R.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

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Search for nucleon decays induced by GUT magnetic monopoles with the MACRO experiment

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