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Monopole Density $-$ Astrophysics

DENSITY

CHG ${\mathrm {(\mathit g)}}$

MATERIAL

DOCUMENT ID

TECN

$ \text{<1.E-9/gram} $

$1$

sun, catalysis

COSM

$ \text{<6.E-33/nucl} $

$1$

moon wake

ELEC

$ \text{<2.E-28/nucl} $

earth heat

COSM

$ \text{<2.E-4/prot} $

42cm absorption

COSM

$ <2.E-13/m{}^{3} $

moon wake

ELEC

¹	Catalysis of nucleon decay.

References:

PL 133B 380

Limit on the Solar Monopole Abundance

PR D27 1525

Measurement of the Magnetic Monopole Charge of the Moon

NAT 288 348

Grand Unification Magnetic Monopoles Inside the Earth

PR D19 1046

Observational Limits on the Magnetic Monopole Structure of Protons

PR D1 2245

Search for Magnetic Monopoles in the Moon

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