Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory

Autores
Dova, María Teresa; Hansen, Patricia María; Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela; Sciutto, Sergio Juan; Vergara Quispe, Indira Dajhana; Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo; The Pierre Auger Collaboration
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2016
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We present a search for ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Such particles, possibly a relic of phase transitions in the early universe, would deposit a large amount of energy along their path through the atmosphere, comparable to that of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). The air shower profile of a magnetic monopole can be effectively distinguished by the fluorescence detector from that of standard UHECRs. No candidate was found in the data collected between 2004 and 2012, with an expected background of less than 0.1 event from UHECRs. The corresponding 90% confidence level (C.L.) upper limits on the flux of ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles range from 10⁻¹⁹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for a Lorentz factor γ = 10⁹ to 2.5 × 10⁻²¹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for γ = 10¹². These results -the first obtained with a UHECR detector- improve previously published limits by up to an order of magnitude.
La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Instituto de Física La Plata
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Ciencias Exactas
Física
ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles
energy
cosmic rays
fluorescence
air-shower
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spelling Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatoryDova, María TeresaHansen, Patricia MaríaMariazzi, Analisa GabrielaSciutto, Sergio JuanVergara Quispe, Indira DajhanaWahlberg, Hernán PabloThe Pierre Auger CollaborationCiencias ExactasFísicaultrarelativistic magnetic monopolesenergycosmic raysfluorescenceair-showerWe present a search for ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Such particles, possibly a relic of phase transitions in the early universe, would deposit a large amount of energy along their path through the atmosphere, comparable to that of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). The air shower profile of a magnetic monopole can be effectively distinguished by the fluorescence detector from that of standard UHECRs. No candidate was found in the data collected between 2004 and 2012, with an expected background of less than 0.1 event from UHECRs. The corresponding 90% confidence level (C.L.) upper limits on the flux of ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles range from 10⁻¹⁹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for a Lorentz factor γ = 10⁹ to 2.5 × 10⁻²¹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for γ = 10¹². These results -the first obtained with a UHECR detector- improve previously published limits by up to an order of magnitude.La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo.Facultad de Ciencias ExactasInstituto de Física La Plata2016-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/126535enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2470-0010info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2470-0029info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/arxiv/1609.04451info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1103/physrevd.94.082002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:30:14Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/126535Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:30:14.313SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
title Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
spellingShingle Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
Dova, María Teresa
Ciencias Exactas
Física
ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles
energy
cosmic rays
fluorescence
air-shower
title_short Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_full Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_fullStr Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_full_unstemmed Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_sort Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dova, María Teresa
Hansen, Patricia María
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Vergara Quispe, Indira Dajhana
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
author Dova, María Teresa
author_facet Dova, María Teresa
Hansen, Patricia María
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Vergara Quispe, Indira Dajhana
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
author_role author
author2 Hansen, Patricia María
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Vergara Quispe, Indira Dajhana
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Exactas
Física
ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles
energy
cosmic rays
fluorescence
air-shower
topic Ciencias Exactas
Física
ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles
energy
cosmic rays
fluorescence
air-shower
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We present a search for ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Such particles, possibly a relic of phase transitions in the early universe, would deposit a large amount of energy along their path through the atmosphere, comparable to that of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). The air shower profile of a magnetic monopole can be effectively distinguished by the fluorescence detector from that of standard UHECRs. No candidate was found in the data collected between 2004 and 2012, with an expected background of less than 0.1 event from UHECRs. The corresponding 90% confidence level (C.L.) upper limits on the flux of ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles range from 10⁻¹⁹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for a Lorentz factor γ = 10⁹ to 2.5 × 10⁻²¹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for γ = 10¹². These results -the first obtained with a UHECR detector- improve previously published limits by up to an order of magnitude.
La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Instituto de Física La Plata
description We present a search for ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Such particles, possibly a relic of phase transitions in the early universe, would deposit a large amount of energy along their path through the atmosphere, comparable to that of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). The air shower profile of a magnetic monopole can be effectively distinguished by the fluorescence detector from that of standard UHECRs. No candidate was found in the data collected between 2004 and 2012, with an expected background of less than 0.1 event from UHECRs. The corresponding 90% confidence level (C.L.) upper limits on the flux of ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles range from 10⁻¹⁹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for a Lorentz factor γ = 10⁹ to 2.5 × 10⁻²¹ (cm² sr s)⁻¹ for γ = 10¹². These results -the first obtained with a UHECR detector- improve previously published limits by up to an order of magnitude.
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