Search for relativistic magnetic monopoles with the ANTARES neutrino telescope

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 634-640

  Adrian Martinez S ^a   Aguilar, J A ^b   Al Samarai, I ^c   Albert, A ^d   Andre M ^e   Anghinolfi, M ^f   Anton, G ^g   Anvar, S ^h   Ardid, M ^a   Assis Jesus, A C ⁱ   Astraatmadja, T ^i,aj   Aubert, J J ^c   Baret, B ^j   Basa, S ^k   Bertin, V ^c   Biagi, S ^l,m   Bigongiari, C ^b   Bogazzi, C ⁱ   Bou Cabo, M ^a   Bouhou, B ^j   Bouwhuis, M C ⁱ   Brunner, J ^c,ak   Busto, J ^c   Camarena, F ^a   Capone, A ^o,p   Carloganu C ^q   Carminati, G ^l,m,al   Carr, J ^c   Cecchini, S ^l   Charif, Z ^c   Charvis, Ph ^r   Chiarusi, T ^l   Circella, M ^s   Costantini, H ^c,f   Coyle, P ^c   Curtil, C ^c   Decowski, M P ⁱ   Dekeyser, I ^j   Deschamps, A ^r   Distefano, C ^t   Donzaud, C ^j,u   Dornic, D ^b   Dorosti, Q ^v   Drouhin, D ^d   Eberl, T ^g   Emanuele, U ^b   Enzenhofer A ^g   Ernenwein, J P ^c   Escoffier, S ^c   Fermani, P ^o,p   Ferri, M ^a   Flaminio, V ^n,w   Folger, F ^g   Fritsch, U ^g   Fuda, J L ^j   Galata S ^c   Gay, P ^q   Giacomelli, G ^l,m   Giordano, V ^t   Gomez Gonzalez J P ^b   Graf, K ^g   Guillard, G ^q   Halladjian, G ^c   Hallewell, G ^c   Van Haren, H ^x   Hartman, J ⁱ   Heijboer, A J ⁱ   Hello, Y ^r   Hernandez Rey J J ^b   Herold, B ^g   Hoßl J ^g   Hsu, C C ⁱ   De Jong, M ^i,aj   Kadler, M ^g   Kalekin, O ^g   Kappes, A ^g   Katz, U ^g   Kavatsyuk, O ^v   Kooijman, P ^i,y,z   Kopper, C ^g,i   Kouchner, A ^j   Kreykenbohm, I ^g   Kulikovskiy, V ^f,aa   Lahmann, R ^g   Lamare, P ^h   Larosa, G ^a   Lattuada, D ^t   Lefvre, D ^j   Lim, G ^i,z,al   Lo Presti, D ^ab,ac   Loehner, H ^v   Loucatos, S ^h   Mangano, S ^b   Marcelin, M ^k   Margiotta, A ^l,m   Martinez Mora J A ^a   Meli, A ^g   Montaruli, T ^s,ad   Morganti, M ^n,ae   Moscoso, L ^h,j   Motz, H ^g   Neff, M ^g   Nezri, E ^k   Palioselitis, D ⁱ   Pvla, G E ^af   Payet, K ^h   Payre, P ^c   Petrovic, J ⁱ   Piattelli, P ^t   Picot Clemente, N ^c   Popa, V ^af   Pradier, T ^ag   Presani, E ⁱ   Racca, C ^d   Reed, C ⁱ   Riccobene, G ^t   Richardt, C ^g   Richter, R ^g   Rivire, C ^c   Robert, A ^j   Roensch, K ^g   Rostovtsev, A ^ah   Ruiz Rivas, J ^b   Rujoiu, M ^af   Russo, G V ^ab,ac   Salesa, F ^b   Sapienza, P ^t   Schock F ^g   Schuller, J P ^h   Schussler F ^h   Seitz, T ^g   Shanidze, R ^g   Simeone, F ^o,p   Spies, A ^g   Spurio, M ^l,m   Steijger, J J M ⁱ   Stolarczyk, Th ^h   Sanchez Losa A ^b   Taiuti, M ^f,ai   Tamburini, C ^j   Toscano, S ^b   Vallage, B ^h   Van Elewyck, V ^j   Vannoni, G ^h   Vecchi, M ^c   Vernin, P ^h   Wagner, S ^g   Wijnker, G ⁱ   Wilms, J ^g   De Wolf, E ^i,z   Yepes, H ^b   Zaborov, D ^ah   Zornoza, J D ^b   Zuniga J ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d GRPHE Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Colmar   (France)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^f INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^h CEA SACLAY   (France)

ⁱ NIKHEF   (Netherlands)

^j CNRS   (France)

^k AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^l INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

ⁿ INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^o INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^r UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^s INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^t INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^v UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^w UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^x ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^y UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^z UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^aa MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^ab INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^ae Accademia Navale di Livorno   (Italy)

^af INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^ag INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^ah INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^aj LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^ak DESY   (Germany)

^al UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

ANTARES; Magnetic monopole; Neutrino telescopes

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; MAGNETISM; TELESCOPES;

ANTARES; ATMOSPHERIC MUONS; DATA SET; GAUGE MODEL; LARGE AMOUNTS; LIVE TIME; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MASS SCALE; NEUTRINO TELESCOPES; RELATIVISTICS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 84859864077     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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