DrafterX
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 9:25:00 AM

Americium-241 is a good alpha emitter. If you isolate a gram of Americium-241, it emits alpha particles in all directions. An alpha particle is a positive charge because it consists of two protons and two neutrons bound together. The emission of alpha particles by the gram of Americium-241 produces lines of current radiating from the center of the source. Each line of current generates a magnetic field. The source, then, is a magnetic monopole. How can this be?

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dstieger
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 9:54:49 AM
Hmmm... I suppose with a crystal of Dysprosium Titanate that crystallises in a quite remarkable geometry, the so called pyrochlore-lattice...... using of neutron scattering, maybe you could show that the magnetic moments inside the material will reorganize into 'spin-spaghetti'. (This name comes from the ordering of the dipoles themselves, such that a network of contorted tubes (strings) develops, through which magnetic flux is transported. These can be made visible by their interaction with the neutrons which themselves carry a magnetic moment. Thus the neutrons scatter as a reciprocal representation of the Strings.)

During the neutron scattering measurements, you could apply a magnetic field to the crystal and thus influence the symmetry and orientation of the strings. Thereby, it may be possible to reduce the density of the string networks and promote the monopole dissociation. As a result, at temperatures from 0.6 to 2 Kelvin, the strings may be visible and have magnetic monopoles at their ends....maybe?

DrafterX
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:05:03 AM
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DrMaddVibe
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:20:48 AM
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tonyt722
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:25:49 AM
You guys need a hobby...seriously
dkeage
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:54:45 AM
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frozenphoenix1
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:57:13 AM
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fishinguitarman
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 11:03:59 AM
The magnetic moment of a magnet is a quantity that determines the force the magnet can exert on electric currents and the torque that a magnetic field will exert on it. A loop of electric current, a bar magnet, an electron, a molecule, and a planet all have magnetic moments.
DrMaddVibe
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 11:26:37 AM
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