Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube

Collaboration, I; Abbasi, R; Abdou, Y; Ackermann, M; Adams, J; Aguilar, J; Ahlers, M; Altmann, D; Andeen, K; Bai, X; Baker, M; Barwick, S; Baum, V; Bay, R; Beattie, K; Beatty, J; Bechet, S; Tjus, J; Becker, K; Benabderrahmane, M; BenZvi, S; Berdermann, J; Berghaus, P; Berley, D; Bernardini, E; Bertrand, D; Bindig, D; Bissok, M; Blaufuss, E; Blumenthal, J; Boersma, D; Bohm, C; Bose, D; Boeser, S; Botner, O; Brayeur, L; Brown, A; Bruijn, R; Brunner, J; Buitink, S; Carson, M; Casey, J; Casier, M; Chirkin, D; Christy, B; Clevermann, F; Cohen, S; Cowen, D; Silva, A; Danninger, M; Daughhetee, J; Davis, J; Clercq, C; Descamps, F; Desiati, P; Vries-Uiterweerd, G; DeYoung, T; Diaz-Velez, J; Dreyer, J; Dumm, J; Dunkman, M; Eagan, R; Eisch, J; Ellsworth, R; Engdegaard, O; Euler, S; Evenson, P; Fadiran, O; Fazely, A; Fedynitch, A; Feintzeig, J; Feusels, T; Filimonov, K; Finley, C; Fischer-Wasels, T; Flis, S; Franckowiak, A; Franke, R; Frantzen, K; Fuchs, T; Gaisser, T; Gallagher, J; Gerhardt, L; Gladstone, L; Glusenkamp, T; Goldschmidt, A; Goodman, J; Gora, D; Grant, D; Gross, A; Grullon, S; Gurtner, M; Ha, C; Ismail, A; Hallgren, A; Halzen, F; Hanson, K; Heereman, D; Heimann, P; Heinen, D; Helbing, K; Hellauer, R; Hickford, S; Hill, G; Hoffman, K; Hoffmann, R; Homeier, A; Hoshina, K; Huelsnitz, W; Hulth, P; Hultqvist, K; Hussain, S; Ishihara, A; Jacobi, E; Jacobsen, J; Japaridze, G; Jlelati, O; Kappes, A; Karg, T; Karle, A; Kiryluk, J; Kislat, F; Klas, J; Klein, SR; Koehne, J; Kohnen, G; Kolanoski, H; Koepke, L; Kopper, C; Kopper, S; Koskinen, D; Kowalski, M; Krasberg, M; Kroll, G; Kunnen, J; Kurahashi, N; Kuwabara, T; Labare, M; Laihem, K; Landsman, H; Larson, M; Lauer, R; Lesiak-Bzdak, M; Lunemann, J; Madsen, J; Maruyama, R; Mase, K; Matis, H; McNally, F; Meagher, K; Merck, M; Meszaros, P; Meures, T; Miarecki, S; Middell, E; Milke, N; Miller, J; Mohrmann, L; Montaruli, T; Morse, R; Movit, S; Nahnhauer, R; Naumann, U; Nowicki, S; Nygren, DR; Obertacke, A; Odrowski, S; Olivas, A; Olivo, M; O'Murchadha, A; Panknin, S; Paul, L; Pepper, J; Heros, C; Pieloth, D; Pirk, N; Posselt, J; Price, P; Przybylski, G; Radel, L; Rawlins, K; Redl, P; Resconi, E; Rhode, W; Ribordy, M; Richman, M; Riedel, B; Rodrigues, J; Rothmaier, F; Rott, C; Ruhe, T; Ruzybayev, B; Ryckbosch, D; Saba, S; Salameh, T; Sander, H; Santander, M; Sarkar, S; Schatto, K; Scheel, M; Scheriau, F; Schmidt, T; Schmitz, M; Schoenen, S; Schoeneberg, S; Schoenherr, L; Schoenwald, A; Schukraft, A; Schulte, L; Schulz, O; Seckel, D; Seo, S; Sestayo, Y; Seunarine, S; Smith, M; Soiron, M; Soldin, D; Spiczak, G; Spiering, C; Stamatikos, M; Stanev, T; Stasik, A; Stezelberger, T; Stokstad, R; Stoessl, A; Strahler, E; Stroem, R; Sullivan, G; Taavola, H; Taboada, I; Tamburro, A; Ter-Antonyan, S; Tilav, S; Toale, P; Toscano, S; Usner, M; Drift, D; Eijndhoven, N; Overloop, A; Santen, J; Vehring, M; Voge, M; Walck, C; Waldenmaier, T; Wallraff, M; Walter, M; Wasserman, R; Weaver, C; Wendt, C; Westerhoff, S; Whitehorn, N; Wiebe, K; Wiebusch, C; Williams, DR; Wissing, H; Wolf, M; Wood, T; Woschnagg, K; Xu, C; Xu, D; Xu, X; Yanez, J; Yodh, G; Yoshida, S; Zarzhitsky, P; Ziemann, J; Zilles, A; Zoll, M; IceCube Collaboration

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Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube

Abstract:: We present the first results in the search for relativistic magnetic monopoles with the IceCube detector, a subsurface neutrino telescope located in the South Polar ice cap containing a volume of 1 km$^{3}$. This analysis searches data taken on the partially completed detector during 2007 when roughly 0.2 km$^{3}$ of ice was instrumented. The lack of candidate events leads to an upper limit on the flux of relativistic magnetic monopoles of $\Phi_{\mathrm{90%C.L.}}\sim 3\e{-18}\fluxunits$ for $\beta\geq0.8$. This is a factor of 4 improvement over the previous best experimental flux limits up to a Lorentz boost $\gamma$ below $10^{7}$. This result is then interpreted for a wide range of mass and kinetic energy values.

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Collaboration, I., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J., Becker, K., … Collaboration, I. C. (2012). Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube. Physical Review D, 87(2).

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Collaboration, I., et al. “Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube.” Physical Review D, vol. 87, no. 2, American Physical Society, 2012.

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Collaboration, I, R Abbasi, Y Abdou, M Ackermann, J Adams, J Aguilar, M Ahlers, et al. 2012. “Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube.” Physical Review D 87 (2).
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