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In this talk I shall try to give a broad overview on the experimental status of magnetic monopole searches. Most of what I will say will be discussed again, in much more detail, in the next talks. Therefore I shall try to be general, without discussing any detail.
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Giacomelli, G. (1983). Experimental Status of Monopoles. In: Carrigan, R.A., Trower, W.P. (eds) Magnetic Monopoles. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 102. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7370-8_3
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