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Magnetic monopoles in stellar interiors

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We study the energy loss of magnetic monopoles in a hot plasma and discuss the trapping of magnetic monopoles in the interior of the Sun. We find that magnetic monopoles inpinging onto the Sun with V ∼ 10− 3 c are trapped if their mass is M ≲10− 16 GeV. Bounds on the flux of such particles are derived from data on the Sun magnetic field, luminosity and neutrino flux. These imply α ≲10− 15 cm−2 s− 1 sr− 1.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell’ Università, I-56100, Pisa, Italia

    L. Bracci & G. Fiorentini

  2. Sezione di Pisa, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italia

    L. Bracci & G. Fiorentini

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Bracci, L., Fiorentini, G. Magnetic monopoles in stellar interiors. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 42, 123–128 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02748345

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