Searches for magnetic monopoles with IceCube
Particles that carry a magnetic monopole charge are proposed by various theories which go beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The expected mass of magnetic monopoles varies depending on the theory describing its origin, generally the monopole mass far exceeds those which can be created at...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:03539e753018443da68b4b65fe837960 2023-05-15T18:22:36+02:00 Searches for magnetic monopoles with IceCube Pollmann Anna 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201816804010 https://doaj.org/article/03539e753018443da68b4b65fe837960 EN eng EDP Sciences https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201816804010 https://doaj.org/toc/2100-014X 2100-014X doi:10.1051/epjconf/201816804010 https://doaj.org/article/03539e753018443da68b4b65fe837960 EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 168, p 04010 (2018) Physics QC1-999 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201816804010 2022-12-31T06:32:46Z Particles that carry a magnetic monopole charge are proposed by various theories which go beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The expected mass of magnetic monopoles varies depending on the theory describing its origin, generally the monopole mass far exceeds those which can be created at accelerators. Magnetic monopoles gain kinetic energy in large scale galactic magnetic fields and, depending on their mass, can obtain relativistic velocities. IceCube is a high energy neutrino detector using the clear ice at the South Pole as a detection medium. As monopoles pass through this ice they produce optical light by a variety of mechanisms. With increasing velocity, they produce light by catalysis of baryon decay, luminescence in the ice associated with electronic excitations, indirect and direct Cherenkov light from the monopole track, and Cherenkov light from cascades induced by pair creation and photonuclear reactions. By searching for this light, current best limits for the monopole flux over a broad range of velocities was achieved using the IceCube detector. A review of these magnetic monopole searches is presented. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles South Pole EPJ Web of Conferences 168 04010 |
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Particles that carry a magnetic monopole charge are proposed by various theories which go beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The expected mass of magnetic monopoles varies depending on the theory describing its origin, generally the monopole mass far exceeds those which can be created at accelerators. Magnetic monopoles gain kinetic energy in large scale galactic magnetic fields and, depending on their mass, can obtain relativistic velocities. IceCube is a high energy neutrino detector using the clear ice at the South Pole as a detection medium. As monopoles pass through this ice they produce optical light by a variety of mechanisms. With increasing velocity, they produce light by catalysis of baryon decay, luminescence in the ice associated with electronic excitations, indirect and direct Cherenkov light from the monopole track, and Cherenkov light from cascades induced by pair creation and photonuclear reactions. By searching for this light, current best limits for the monopole flux over a broad range of velocities was achieved using the IceCube detector. A review of these magnetic monopole searches is presented. |
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