| Title: | Search for Ultra-relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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| Authors: | Fujii, Toshihiro (Author)
Filipčič, Andrej (Author)
Kukec Mezek, Gašper (Author)
Saleh, Ahmed (Author)
Stanič, Samo (Author)
Trini, Marta (Author)
Veberič, Darko (Author)
Vorobiov, Serguei (Author)
Yang, Lili (Author)
Zavrtanik, Danilo (Author)
zavrtanik, marko (Author)
et al. |
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| Files: |  ICRC2015_319.pdf (188,24 KB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Not categorized (r6) |
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| Tipology: | 1.08 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution |
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| Organization: | UNG - University of Nova Gorica |
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| Abstract: | Ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles, possibly a relic of
phase transitions in the early universe, would deposit an
amount of energy comparable to UHECRs in their passage
through the atmosphere, producing highly distinctive air
shower profiles. We have performed a search for
ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles in the sample of air
showers with profiles measured by the fluorescence detector of
the Pierre Auger Observatory. No candidate was found to satisfy
our selection criteria and we establish upper limits on the
flux of ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles - the first from
an UHECR detector - improving over previous results by up to an
order of magnitude. |
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| Keywords: | ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles, extensive air showers, Pierre Auger Observatory |
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| Year of publishing: | 2015 |
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| COBISS_ID: | 4151547  |
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| URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:N5FGMPWU |
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| License: | 
This work is available under this license: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International |
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