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A Medium Frequency RF Sensor for Detection of Magnetized Quark Nuggets

Chaney, Marquan; Borchardt, John J.

It is hypothesized that dark matter comprises particles called quark nuggets, and that these particles have a permanent magnetic dipole moment. Assuming the hypothesis is true, calculations predict that interaction with the earth's magnetosphere should cause oscillation of a magnetized quark nugget (MQN), as well as an emission of RF radiation between 30 kHz and 30 MHz This paper describes a loop antenna designed and developed to operate between 300 kHz and 3 MHz for the purpose of testing the aforementioned hypothesis.