Search for nuclearites using the MACRO detector

S. Ahlen; M. Ambrosio; R. Antolini; G. Auriemma; R. Baker; A. Baldini; G. C. Barbarino; B. C. Barish; G. Battistoni; R. Bellotti; C. Bemporad; P. Bernardini; H. Bilokon; V. Bisi; C. Bloise; S. Bussino; F. Cafagna; M. Calicchio; P. Campana; D. Campana; M. Carboni; S. Cecchini; F. Cei; V. Chiarella; C. Chiera; A. Cobis; R. Cormack; A. Corona; S. Coutu; G. Decataldo; H. Dekhissi; C. Demarzo; M. De Vincenzi; A. Di Credico; E. Diehl; O. Erriquez; C. Favuzzi; D. Ficenec; C. Forti; L. Foti; P. Fusco; G. Giacomelli; G. Giannini; N. Giglietto; P. Giubellino; M. Grassi; P. Green; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; C. Gustavino; A. Habig; R. Heinz; J. T. Hong; E. Iarocci; E. Katsavounidis; E. Kearns; S. Klein; S. Kyriazopoulou; E. Lamanna; C. Lane; C. Lee; D. Levin; P. Lipari; G. Liu; R. Liu; M. J. Longo; G. Ludlam; G. Mancarella; G. Mandrioli; A. Margiotta-Neri; A. Marin; A. Marini; D. Martello; G. Martellotti; A. Marzari Chiesa; M. Masera; P. Matteuzzi; D. G. Michael; L. Miller; P. Monacelli; M. Monteno; S. Mufson; J. Musser; S. Nutter; C. Okada; G. Osteria; O. Palamara; S. Parlati; V. Patera; L. Patrizii; R. Pazzi; C. W. Peck; J. Petrakis; S. Petrera; N. D. Pignatano; P. Pistilli; F. Predieri; L. Ramello; J. Reynoldson; F. Ronga; G. Rosa; C. Satriano; L. Satta; E. Scapparone; K. Scholberg; A. Sciubba; P. Serra Lugaresi; M. Severi; M. Sitta; P. Spinelli; M. Spinetti; M. Spurio; J. Steele; R. Steinberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; A. Surdo; G. Tarlé; V. Togo; V. Valente; G. R. Verdone; C. W. Walter; R. Webb; W. Worstell

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Search for nuclearites using the MACRO detector

S. Ahlen, M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, R. Baker, A. Baldini, G. C. Barbarino, B. C. Barish, G. Battistoni, R. Bellotti, C. Bemporad, P. Bernardini, H. Bilokon, V. Bisi, C. Bloise, S. Bussino, F. Cafagna, M. Calicchio, P. Campana, D. CampanaM. Carboni, S. Cecchini, F. Cei, V. Chiarella, C. Chiera, A. Cobis, R. Cormack, A. Corona, S. Coutu, G. Decataldo, H. Dekhissi, C. Demarzo, M. De Vincenzi, A. Di Credico, E. Diehl, O. Erriquez, C. Favuzzi, D. Ficenec, C. Forti, L. Foti, P. Fusco, G. Giacomelli, G. Giannini, N. Giglietto, P. Giubellino, M. Grassi, P. Green, A. Grillo, F. Guarino, C. Gustavino, A. Habig, R. Heinz, J. T. Hong, E. Iarocci, E. Katsavounidis, E. Kearns, S. Klein, S. Kyriazopoulou, E. Lamanna, C. Lane, C. Lee, D. Levin, P. Lipari, G. Liu, R. Liu, M. J. Longo, G. Ludlam, G. Mancarella, G. Mandrioli, A. Margiotta-Neri, A. Marin, A. Marini, D. Martello, G. Martellotti, A. Marzari Chiesa, M. Masera, P. Matteuzzi, D. G. Michael, L. Miller, P. Monacelli, M. Monteno, S. Mufson, J. Musser, S. Nutter, C. Okada, G. Osteria, O. Palamara, S. Parlati, V. Patera, L. Patrizii, R. Pazzi, C. W. Peck, J. Petrakis, S. Petrera, N. D. Pignatano, P. Pistilli, F. Predieri, L. Ramello, J. Reynoldson, F. Ronga, G. Rosa, C. Satriano, L. Satta, E. Scapparone, K. Scholberg, A. Sciubba, P. Serra Lugaresi, M. Severi, M. Sitta, P. Spinelli, M. Spinetti, M. Spurio, J. Steele, R. Steinberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, A. Surdo, G. Tarlé, V. Togo, V. Valente, G. R. Verdone, C. W. Walter, R. Webb, W. Worstell

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A negative search using 1/12 of the eventual MACRO detector has yielded nuclearite flux limits of 1.1×10-14 cm-2 sr-1 s-1 for 10-10<m<0.1 g, and 5.5×10-15 cm-2 sr-1 s-1 for m>0.1 g. We have modified the formula of De Rújula and Glashow for the light yield of nuclearites to include the uv light absorbed and reemitted in the visible region, and proved that the MACRO sensitivity extends almost to the escape velocity of the Earth. Our flux limit, therefore, can be used to address nuclearites that are possibly trapped in the solar system.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1860-1863
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	69
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1860
State	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Ahlen, S., Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Auriemma, G., Baker, R., Baldini, A., Barbarino, G. C., Barish, B. C., Battistoni, G., Bellotti, R., Bemporad, C., Bernardini, P., Bilokon, H., Bisi, V., Bloise, C., Bussino, S., Cafagna, F., Calicchio, M., Campana, P., ... Worstell, W. (1992). Search for nuclearites using the MACRO detector. Physical review letters, 69(13), 1860-1863. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1860

Ahlen, S, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Baker, R, Baldini, A, Barbarino, GC, Barish, BC, Battistoni, G, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bussino, S, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, P, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Chiera, C, Cobis, A, Cormack, R, Corona, A, Coutu, S, Decataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, Demarzo, C, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Diehl, E, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Ficenec, D, Forti, C, Foti, L, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giubellino, P, Grassi, M, Green, P, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Heinz, R, Hong, JT, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Kearns, E, Klein, S, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Lee, C, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longo, MJ, Ludlam, G, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Margiotta-Neri, A, Marin, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Martellotti, G, Marzari Chiesa, A, Masera, M, Matteuzzi, P, Michael, DG, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nutter, S, Okada, C, Osteria, G, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, CW, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, ND, Pistilli, P, Predieri, F, Ramello, L, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rosa, G, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra Lugaresi, P, Severi, M, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steele, J, Steinberg, R, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Surdo, A, Tarlé, G, Togo, V, Valente, V, Verdone, GR, Walter, CW, Webb, R & Worstell, W 1992, 'Search for nuclearites using the MACRO detector', Physical review letters, vol. 69, no. 13, pp. 1860-1863. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1860

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AU - Grassi, M.

AU - Green, P.

AU - Grillo, A.

AU - Guarino, F.

AU - Gustavino, C.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Heinz, R.

AU - Hong, J. T.

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