High-luminosity search for highly ionizing particles at the Fermilab collider

Abstract

Stacks of polycarbonate, CR-39 plastic, and BP-1 glass sheets were used to record tracks of highly ionizing particles produced in collisions of protons and antiprotons at \ensuremath{\surd}s =1800 GeV, with an integrated luminosity of \ensuremath{\sim}${10}^{34}$ ${\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}2}$. No monopoles or other highly ionizing penetrating particles were found.