Speaker
Oliver Gould
(University of Helsinki)
Description
Magnetic monopoles are present in generic classes of models beyond the Standard Model and there are currently searches underway for them at the LHC. The strong magnetic fields present in peripheral heavy ion collisions can produce monopoles by the (dual) Schwinger effect. I will outline recent progress in understanding this process and argue that heavy ion collisions may be the most promising place to carry out searches for monopoles.
Primary author
Oliver Gould
(University of Helsinki)
Co-authors
Arttu Rajantie
(Imperial College London)
David Ho
(Imperial College London)
