Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with Eight Years of IceCube Data

Authors

R. Abbasi, Loyola University of Chicago
M. Ackermann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
J. Adams, University of Canterbury
J. A. Aguilar, Université Libre de Bruxelles
M. Ahlers, Niels Bohr Institutet
M. Ahrens, Oskar Klein Centre
C. Alispach, Université de Geǹeve
A. A. Alves, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
N. M. Amin, The Bartol Research Institute
R. An, Harvard University
K. Andeen, Marquette University
T. Anderson, Eberly College of Science
G. Anton, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
C. Arguelles, Harvard University
Y. Ashida, University of Wisconsin-Madison
S. Axani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
X. Bai, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
A. V. Balagopal, University of Wisconsin-Madison
A. Barbano, Université de Geǹeve
S. W. Barwick, University of California, Irvine
B. Bastian, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
V. Basu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
S. Baur, Université Libre de Bruxelles
R. Bay, University of California, Berkeley
J. J. Beatty, The Ohio State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-4-2022

Publication Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

128

Issue

5

Abstract

We present an all-sky 90% confidence level upper limit on the cosmic flux of relativistic magnetic monopoles using 2886 days of IceCube data. The analysis was optimized for monopole speeds between Formula Presented and Formula Presented, without any explicit restriction on the monopole mass. We constrain the flux of relativistic cosmic magnetic monopoles to a level below Formula Presented over the majority of the targeted speed range. This result constitutes the most strict upper limit to date for magnetic monopoles with Formula Presented and up to Formula Presented and fills the gap between existing limits on the cosmic flux of nonrelativistic and ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles.

Identifier

85124807514 (Scopus)

Recommended Citation

Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Aguilar, J. A.; Ahlers, M.; Ahrens, M.; Alispach, C.; Alves, A. A.; Amin, N. M.; An, R.; Andeen, K.; Anderson, T.; Anton, G.; Arguelles, C.; Ashida, Y.; Axani, S.; Bai, X.; Balagopal, A. V.; Barbano, A.; Barwick, S. W.; Bastian, B.; Basu, V.; Baur, S.; Bay, R.; and Beatty, J. J., "Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with Eight Years of IceCube Data" (2022). Physics: Faculty Publications and Other Works. 88.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/physics_facpubs/88