Are we seeing magnetic monopole cosmic rays at E ≳ 1020 eV?

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 218-222

  Weiler, Thomas J ^a   Kephart, Thomas W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4244083326     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(96)00521-X     Document Type: Article

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