Search for relativistic magnetic monopoles with the ANTARES neutrino telescope


Abstract:

Magnetic monopoles are predicted in various unified gauge models and could be produced at intermediate mass scales. Their detection in a neutrino telescope is facilitated by the large amount of light emitted compared to that from muons. This paper reports on a search for upgoing relativistic magnetic monopoles with the ANTARES neutrino telescope using a data set of 116 days of live time taken from December 2007 to December 2008. The one observed event is consistent with the expected atmospheric neutrino and muon background, leading to a 90% C.L. upper limit on the monopole flux between 1.3 × 10 <sup>-17</sup> and 8.9 × 10<sup>-17</sup> cm<sup>-2</sup> s<sup>-1</sup> sr<sup>-1</sup> for monopoles with velocity β ≥ 0.625. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Año de publicación:

2012

Keywords:

  • magnetic monopole
  • ANTARES
  • Neutrino telescopes

Fuente:

scopusscopus

Tipo de documento:

Article

Estado:

Acceso restringido

Áreas de conocimiento:

  • Física de partículas

Áreas temáticas de Dewey:

  • Física moderna
  • Magnetismo
  • Cuerpos y fenómenos celestes específicos
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Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:

  • ODS 9: Industria, innovación e infraestructura
  • ODS 14: Vida submarina
  • ODS 17: Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
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