Search for fractionally charged particles in cosmic rays near sea level

Authors :: Gomez, R.
Kobrak, H.
Moline, A.
Mullins, J.
Orth, C.
Van Putten, J.
Zweig, G.
Gomez, R.
Kobrak, H.
Moline, A.
Mullins, J.
Orth, C.
Van Putten, J.
Zweig, G.
Publication Year :: 1967
Abstract: An array of spark chambers and scintillation-counter trays has been used to search for fractionally charged particles in cosmic rays near sea level. No acceptable events have been found with energy losses by ionization between 0.04 and 0.7 that of singly charged minimum-ionizing particles. This experiment sets new upper limits for the fluxes of fractionally charged particles in cosmic rays, namely, 1.7×10^(-10) and 3.4×10^(-10) cm^-2 sr^-1 sec^-1 (90% confidence) for minimum-ionizing particles with charges 1/3 and 2/3, respectively.

Database :: OAIster
Notes :: application/pdf, Search for fractionally charged particles in cosmic rays near sea level, English
Publication Type :: Electronic Resource
Accession number :: edsoai.on1013837262
Document Type :: Electronic Resource