Summary
The stopping power for a very slow (β∼10-3) monopole is studied. It is shown that the magnetic contribution is completely negligible, and the whole contribution is the electric one. dE/dx is then given by ∼ (100β)3 GeV/cm.
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Hayashi, K. dE/dx for very slow monopoles. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 34, 10–12 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02817142
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