Frederik Lauber Wuppertal

Search for magnetic monopoles in IceCube via luminescence light(pdf)

The IceCube South Pole Neutrino Detector is the largest neutrino detector at the moment, encompassing a cubic kilometer of ice. Neutrinos interact with this ice so that charged particles are created. While these particles traverse the ice, different types of light, depending on the speed of the particles, are emitted. While primarily targeted at detecting neutrinos, the huge detector volume is also well suited to detect particles predicted in beyond the standard model theories at very low fluxes. One class of such particles is the magnetic monopole. While multiple searches for this class of particle have been conducted in the past, most searches exclude the low relativistic (0.1c-0.5c) range. At this range, IceCube can not detect particles at the moment. This talk will give an introduction to magnetic monopoles and the new detection method for the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Detector for low relativistic particle speeds via luminescence light in the ice.