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Limits on Production of Magnetic Monopoles Utilizing Samples from the DO and CDF Detectors at the Tevatron
We present 90% confidence level limits on magnetic monopole production at the
Fermilab Tevatron from three sets of samples obtained from the D0 and CDF
detectors each exposed to a proton-antiproton luminosity of
(experiment E-882). Limits are obtained for the production cross-sections and
masses for low-mass accelerator-produced pointlike Dirac monopoles trapped and
bound in material surrounding the D0 and CDF collision regions. In the absence
of a complete quantum field theory of magnetic charge, we estimate these limits
on the basis of a Drell-Yan model. These results (for magnetic charge values of
1, 2, 3, and 6 times the minimum Dirac charge) extend and improve previously
published bounds.Comment: 18 pages, 17 figures, REVTeX
Improved Experimental Limits on the Production of Magnetic Monopoles
We present new limits on low mass accelerator-produced point-like Dirac
magnetic monopoles trapped and bound in matter surrounding the D\O collision
region of the Tevatron at Fermilab (experiment E-882). In the context of a
Drell-Yan mechanism, we obtain cross section limits for the production of
monopoles with magnetic charge values of 1, 2, 3, and 6 times the minimum Dirac
charge of the order of picobarns, some hundred times smaller than found in
similar previous Fermilab searches. Mass limits inferred from these cross
section limits are presented.Comment: 5 pages, 4 eps figures, REVTe
Antimatter in the Universe
Cosmological models which predict a large amount of antimatter in the
Universe are reviewed. Observational signatures and searches for cosmic
antimatter are briefly considered. A short discussion of new long range forces
which might be associated with matter and antimatter is presented.Comment: 17 pages + 2 figure
Possible Effects of Quantum Mechanics Violation Induced by Certain Quantum Gravity on Neutrino Oscillations
In this work we tried extensively to apply the EHNS postulation about the
quantum mechanics violation effects induced by the quantum gravity of black
holes to neutrino oscillations. The possibilities for observing such effects in
the neutrino experiments (in progress and/or accessible in the near future)
were discussed. Of them, an interesting one was outlined specially.Comment: 18 pages, 0 figure, (1 REVTeX file
A Prototype Detector for Directional Measurement of the Cosmogenic Neutron Flux
This paper describes a novel directional neutron detector prototype. The low
pressure time projection chamber uses a mix of helium and CF4 gases. The
detector reconstructs the energy and angular distribution of fast neutron
recoils. This paper reports results of energy calibration using an alpha source
and angular reconstruction studies using a collimated neutron source. The best
performance is obtained with a 12.5% CF4 gas mixture. At low energies the
target for fast neutrons transitions is primarily helium, while at higher
energies, the fluorine contributes as a target. The reconstruction efficiency
is both energy and target dependent. For neutrons with energies less than 20
MeV, the reconstruction efficiency is ~40% for fluorine recoils and ~60% for
helium recoils.Comment: final versio
Gauge Singlet Scalars as Cold Dark Matter
In light of recent interest in minimal extensions of the Standard Model and
gauge singlet scalar cold dark matter, we provide an arXiv preprint of the
paper, published as Phys.Rev. D50 (1994) 3637, which presented the first
detailed analysis of gauge singlet scalar cold dark matter.Comment: 37 pages, 11 figures, LaTe
Neutralino properties in the light of a further indication of an annual modulation effect in WIMP direct search
We demonstrate that the further indication of a possible annual modulation
effect, singled out by the DAMA/NaI experiment for WIMP direct detection, is
widely compatible with an interpretation in terms of a relic neutralino as the
major component of dark matter in the Universe. We discuss the supersymmetric
features of this neutralino in the Minimal Supersymmetric extension of the
Standard Model (MSSM) and their implications for searches at accelerators.Comment: 15 pages, ReVTeX, 9 figures (included as PS files
Neutrino mass matrix with U(2) flavor symmetry and neutrino oscillations
The three neutrino mass matrices in the model are studied
focusing on the neutrino oscillation experiments. The atmospheric neutrino
anomaly could be explained by the large oscillation.
The long baseline experiments are expected to detect signatures of the neutrino
oscillation even if the atmospheric neutrino anomaly is not due to the neutrino
oscillation. However, the model cannot solve the solar neutrino deficit while
it could be reconciled with the LSND data.Comment: 12 pages, LaTex file, to be published in PR
Superheated Microdrops as Cold Dark Matter Detectors
It is shown that under realistic background considerations, an improvement in
Cold Dark Matter sensitivity of several orders of magnitude is expected from a
detector based on superheated liquid droplets. Such devices are totally
insensitive to minimum ionizing radiation while responsive to nuclear recoils
of energies ~ few keV. They operate on the same principle as the bubble
chamber, but offer unattended, continuous, and safe operation at room
temperature and atmospheric pressure.Comment: 15 pgs, 4 figures include
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