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Schwinger pair production of magnetic monopoles: Momentum distribution for heavy-ion collisions

Gould, Oliver; Ho, David L.J.; Rajantie, Arttu

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OLIVER GOULD OLIVER.GOULD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow

David L.J. Ho

Arttu Rajantie



Abstract

Magnetic monopoles may be produced by the dual Schwinger effect in strong magnetic fields. Today, the strongest known magnetic fields in the Universe are produced fleetingly in heavy-ion collisions. We use the complex worldline instanton method to calculate the momentum distribution of magnetic monopoles produced in heavy-ion collisions, in an approximation that includes the effect of the magnetic field to all orders but neglects monopole self-interactions. The result saturates the preparation time-energy uncertainty principle, and yields a necessary ingredient for experimental monopole searches in heavy-ion collisions.

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Gould, O., Ho, D. L., & Rajantie, A. (2021). Schwinger pair production of magnetic monopoles: Momentum distribution for heavy-ion collisions. Physical Review D, 104(1), Article 015033. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.015033

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 23, 2021
Online Publication Date Jul 29, 2021
Publication Date Jul 1, 2021
Deposit Date Sep 8, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Physical Review D
Print ISSN 2470-0010
Electronic ISSN 2470-0029
Publisher American Physical Society (APS)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 104
Issue 1
Article Number 015033
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.015033
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6187486
Publisher URL https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.015033

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