Search for magnetic monopoles possibly produced by proton-antiproton collisions at the Tevatron collider.

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dc.contributor.advisorKalbfleisch, George,en_US
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Wei.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:18:38Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:18:38Z
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.description.abstractMagnetic monopoles can be used to explain the quantization of electric charge, and are predicted by gauge field theory. If monopoles exist, they could have been produced by the proton-antiproton collisions at the Tevatron collider---the highest energy accelerator existing in the world, and trapped in the CDF and DO detectors. We took Al, Be, and Pb samples from the Tevatron and used the induction technique with SQUIDs (Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices) to detect monopoles in the samples. We did not find monopoles, but we have set new limits for the monopole mass and the relavant cross section based on a Drell-Yan model and Monte Carlo calculation.en_US
dc.format.extentx, 221 leaves :en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/495
dc.noteMajor Professor: George Kalbfleisch.en_US
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-06, Section: B, page: 2885.en_US
dc.subjectPhysics, Elementary Particles and High Energy.en_US
dc.subjectProton-antiproton colliders.en_US
dc.subjectSuper conducting quatum interference devices.en_US
dc.subjectMagnetic monopoles.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineHomer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomyen_US
dc.titleSearch for magnetic monopoles possibly produced by proton-antiproton collisions at the Tevatron collider.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI3056946en_US

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