Monopole acceleration in intergalactic magnetic fields
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2024-10-25 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We provide a comprehensive analysis of the acceleration of magnetic monopoles in intergalactic magnetic fields. We demonstrate that monopoles with intermediate to low masses can be accelerated to relativistic velocities. This can significantly affect direct and indirect searches for magnetic monopoles. As an example, we show that the Parker bound is relaxed in the presence of intergalactic fields. We also find that a cosmic population of monopoles can produce significant backreaction on the intergalactic fields.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2401.00560,
title = {Monopole acceleration in intergalactic magnetic fields},
author = {Daniele Perri and Kyrilo Bondarenko and Michele Doro and Takeshi Kobayashi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.00560},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
23 pages, 5 figures