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Report number	hep-ex/0508043
Title	Search for massive rare particles with the SLIM experiment
Related title	Search for massive rare particles with the SLIM experiment.
Author(s)	Balestra, S. ; Cecchini, S. ; Fabbri, F. ; Giacomelli, G. ; Kumar, A. ; Manzoor, S. ; McDonald, J. ; Medinaceli, E. ; Nogales, J. ; Patrizii, L. ; Pinfold, J. ; Popa, V. ; Qureshi, I. ; Saavedra, O. ; Sher, G. ; Shahzad, M. ; Spurio, M. ; Ticona, R. ; Togo, V. ; Velarde, A. ; Zanini, A.
Publication	2005
Imprint	22 Aug 2005
Number of pages	4
In:	29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, pp.223 (v.9)
Subject category	Particle Physics - Experiment
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	SLIM CERN SPS
Abstract	The search for magnetic monopoles in the cosmic radiation remains one of the main aims of non-accelerator particle astrophysics. Experiments at high altitude allow lower mass thresholds with respect to detectors at sea level or underground. The SLIM experiment is a large array of nuclear track detectors at the Chacaltaya High Altitude Laboratory (5290 m a.s.l.). The results from the analysis of 171 m$^2$ exposed for more than 3.5 y are here reported. The completion of the analysis of the whole detector will allow to set the lowest flux upper limit for Magnetic Monopoles in the mass range 10$^5$ - 10$^{12}$ GeV. The experiment is also sensitive to SQM nuggets and Q-balls, which are possible Dark Matter candidates.

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