A search for superheavy magnetic monopoles "catalyzing" nucleon decay via the reaction M+N→M+e⁺+mesons in an undergound water Cherenkov detector has been carried out. No positive evidence for such a process has been found during 100 d of detector live time. Cross section and velocity-dependent limits on the monopole flux are presented which are as low as Fₘ<7.2×10^-15 cm^-2 sr^-1 s^-1 (90% C.L.). For very low cross sections, velocity-independent limits on the monopole flux and interaction rate are obtained.
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