A New Method for Searching for Free Fractional Charge Particles in Bulk Matter
Abstract
We present a new experimental method for searching for free fractional charge in bulk matter; this new method derives from the traditional Millikan liquid drop method, but allows the use of much larger drops, 20 to 100 mm in diameter, compared to the traditional method that uses drops less than 15 mm in diameter. These larger drops provide the substantial advantage that it is then much easier to consistently generate drops containing liquid suspensions of powdered meteorites and other special minerals. These materials are of great importance in bulk searches for fractional charge particles that may have been produced in the early universe.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ex/0001026,
title = {A New Method for Searching for Free Fractional Charge Particles in Bulk Matter},
author = {Dinesh Loomba and Valerie Halyo and Eric R. Lee and Irwin T. Lee and Peter C. Kim and Martin L. Perl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0001026},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
17 pages, 5 figures in a singl PDF file (created from WORD Doc.). Submitted to Review of Scientific Instruments