EXTENSION OF THE PARKER BOUND ON THE FLUX OF MAGNETIC MONOPOLES

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作者
ADAMS, FC
FATUZZO, M
FREESE, K
TARLE, G
WATKINS, R
TURNER, MS
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[1] NASA,FERMILAB ASTROPHYS CTR,FERMI NATL ACCELERATOR LAB,BATAVIA,IL 60510
[2] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT PHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[3] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT ASTRON & ASTROPHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2511
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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An extension of the Parker bound on the flux F of magnetic monopoles leads to a stronger bound than obtained previously. The survival and growth of a small galactic seed field requires F less-than-or-equal-to 10(-16)(m/10(17) GeV) cm-2 s-1 sr-1. This new limit rules out the possibility that monopoles much lighter than 10(17) GeV/c2 can provide the closure density of the Universe.
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页码:2511 / 2514
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