Timing-Based Search for Magnetic Monopoles with the NOvA Detector on the Surface

Abubakar, S. [Erciyes U.]; Acero, M. A. [U. Atlantico, Barranquilla] (ORCID:0000000208350641); Acharya, B. [Mississippi U.]; Adamson, P. [Fermilab]; Anfimov, N. [Dubna, JINR]; Antoshkin, A. [Dubna, JINR]; Arrieta-Diaz, E. [U. Magdalena]; Asquith, L. [Sussex U.]; Aurisano, A. [Cincinnati U.]; Balashov, N. [Dubna, JINR]; Baldi, P. [UC, Irvine]; Bambah, B. A. [Hyderabad U.]; Bannister, E. F. [Sussex U.]; Barros, A. [U. Atlantico, Barranquilla]; Barrow, J. [Minnesota U.]; Bat, A. [Bandirma Onyedi Eylül U., Turkey; Erciyes U.]; Bezerra, T. J.C. [Sussex U.]; Bhatnagar, V. [Panjab U.]; Bhuyan, B. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati]; Bian, J. [UC, Irvine; U. Minnesota, Minneapolis (main)]; Booth, A. C. [Imperial Coll., London]; Brahma, B. [Indian Inst. Tech., Hyderabad]; Bromberg, C. [Michigan State U.]; Buchanan, N. [Colorado State U.]; Burns, J. [Cincinnati U.]; Butkevich, A. [Moscow, INR]; Catano-Mur, E. [William-Mary Coll.]; Cesar, J. P. [Texas U.]; Chang, C. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]; Chaudhary, S. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati]; Chen, H. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]; Choate, S. [Iowa U.]; Choudhary, B. C. [Delhi U.]; Chow, O. T.K. [Queen Mary, U. of London]; Christensen, A. [Colorado State U.]; Cicala, M. F. [University Coll. London]; Coan, T. E. [Southern Methodist U.]; Contreras, T. [Fermilab]; Cooleybeck, A. [Wisconsin U., Madison]; Coveyou, D. [Virginia U.]; Cremonesi, L. [Imperial Coll., London]; Davies, G. S. [U. Miss, Oxford]; Derwent, P. F. [Fermilab]; Dever, K. [Queen Mary, U. of London]; Djurcic, Z. [Argonne]; Dobbs, K. [Houston U.]; Dueñas Tonguino, D. [Cincinnati U.; Florida State U., Tallahassee (main)]; Dukes, E. C. [Virginia U.]; Dye, A. [U. Miss, Oxford; Wichita State U.]; Ehrlich, R. [Virginia U.]; Ewart, E. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]; Filip, P. [Prague, Inst. Phys.]; Frank, M. J. [South Alabama U.]; Gallagher, H. R. [Tufts U.]; Giri, A. [Indian Inst. Tech., Hyderabad]; Gomes, R. A. [Goias U.]; Goodman, M. C. [Argonne]; Group, R. [Virginia U.]; Gusmão, A. [Goias U.]; Habig, A. [Minnesota U., Duluth]; Hakl, F. [Prague, Inst. Phys.]; Hartnell, J. [Sussex U.]; Hatcher, R. [Fermilab]; Hays, J. M. [Queen Mary, U. of London]; Heller, K. [Minnesota U.]; Hewes, V. [Cincinnati U.]; Himmel, A. [Fermilab]; Huang, X. [Mississippi U.]; Huynh, T. [Houston U.]; Ivanova, A. [Dubna, JINR]; Kaess, K. [Minnesota U.]; Kufatty, G. [Florida State U., Tallahassee (main)]; Kakorin, I. [Dubna, JINR]; Kalitkina, A. [Dubna, JINR]; Kaplan, D. M. [IIT, Chicago]; Khanam, A. [Syracuse U.]; Kirezli, B. [Erciyes U.]; Kleykamp, J. [U. Miss, Oxford]; Klimov, O. [Dubna, JINR]; Koerner, L. W. [Houston U.]; Kolupaeva, L. [Dubna, JINR]; Kuruppu, C. D. [South Carolina U.]; Kus, V. [Prague, Tech. U.]; Lackey, T. [Fermilab; Florida State U., Tallahassee (main); Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]; Lang, K. [Texas U.]; Lister, A. [Wisconsin U., Madison]; Lock, J. A. [Sussex U.]; Mann, W. A. [Tufts U.]; Manrique Plata, M. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]; Marathe, A. [University Coll. London]; Martinez-Casales, M. [Fermilab; Iowa State U. (main)]; Matveev, V. [Moscow, INR]; Medhi, A. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati]; Mehta, B. [Panjab U.]; Messier, M. D. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]; Meyer, H. [Wichita State U.]; Miao, T. [Fermilab]; Mohanta, R. [Hyderabad U.]; Moren, A. [Minnesota U., Duluth]; Morozova, A. [Dubna, JINR]

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Timing-Based Search for Magnetic Monopoles with the NOvA Detector on the Surface

Abubakar, S. [Erciyes U.]·Acero, M. A. [U. Atlantico, Barranquilla] (ORCID:0000000208350641)·Acharya, B. [Mississippi U.]·Adamson, P. [Fermilab]·Anfimov, N. [Dubna, JINR]·Antoshkin, A. [Dubna, JINR]·Arrieta-Diaz, E. [U. Magdalena]·Asquith, L. [Sussex U.]·Aurisano, A. [Cincinnati U.]·Balashov, N. [Dubna, JINR]·Baldi, P. [UC, Irvine]·Bambah, B. A. [Hyderabad U.]·Bannister, E. F. [Sussex U.]·Barros, A. [U. Atlantico, Barranquilla]·Barrow, J. [Minnesota U.]·Bat, A. [Bandirma Onyedi Eylül U., Turkey; Erciyes U.]·Bezerra, T. J.C. [Sussex U.]·Bhatnagar, V. [Panjab U.]·Bhuyan, B. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati]·Bian, J. [UC, Irvine; U. Minnesota, Minneapolis (main)]·Booth, A. C. [Imperial Coll., London]·Brahma, B. [Indian Inst. Tech., Hyderabad]·Bromberg, C. [Michigan State U.]·Buchanan, N. [Colorado State U.]·Burns, J. [Cincinnati U.]·Butkevich, A. [Moscow, INR]·Catano-Mur, E. [William-Mary Coll.]·Cesar, J. P. [Texas U.]·Chang, C. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]·Chaudhary, S. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati]·Chen, H. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]·Choate, S. [Iowa U.]·Choudhary, B. C. [Delhi U.]·Chow, O. T.K. [Queen Mary, U. of London]·Christensen, A. [Colorado State U.]·Cicala, M. F. [University Coll. London]·Coan, T. E. [Southern Methodist U.]·Contreras, T. [Fermilab]·Cooleybeck, A. [Wisconsin U., Madison]·Coveyou, D. [Virginia U.]·Cremonesi, L. [Imperial Coll., London]·Davies, G. S. [U. Miss, Oxford]·Derwent, P. F. [Fermilab]·Dever, K. [Queen Mary, U. of London]·Djurcic, Z. [Argonne]·Dobbs, K. [Houston U.]·Dueñas Tonguino, D. [Cincinnati U.; Florida State U., Tallahassee (main)]·Dukes, E. C. [Virginia U.]·Dye, A. [U. Miss, Oxford; Wichita State U.]·Ehrlich, R. [Virginia U.]·Ewart, E. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]·Filip, P. [Prague, Inst. Phys.]·Frank, M. J. [South Alabama U.]·Gallagher, H. R. [Tufts U.]·Giri, A. [Indian Inst. Tech., Hyderabad]·Gomes, R. A. [Goias U.]·Goodman, M. C. [Argonne]·Group, R. [Virginia U.]·Gusmão, A. [Goias U.]·Habig, A. [Minnesota U., Duluth]·Hakl, F. [Prague, Inst. Phys.]·Hartnell, J. [Sussex U.]·Hatcher, R. [Fermilab]·Hays, J. M. [Queen Mary, U. of London]·Heller, K. [Minnesota U.]·Hewes, V. [Cincinnati U.]·Himmel, A. [Fermilab]·Huang, X. [Mississippi U.]·Huynh, T. [Houston U.]·Ivanova, A. [Dubna, JINR]·Kaess, K. [Minnesota U.]·Kufatty, G. [Florida State U., Tallahassee (main)]·Kakorin, I. [Dubna, JINR]·Kalitkina, A. [Dubna, JINR]·Kaplan, D. M. [IIT, Chicago]·Khanam, A. [Syracuse U.]·Kirezli, B. [Erciyes U.]·Kleykamp, J. [U. Miss, Oxford]·Klimov, O. [Dubna, JINR]·Koerner, L. W. [Houston U.]·Kolupaeva, L. [Dubna, JINR]·Kuruppu, C. D. [South Carolina U.]·Kus, V. [Prague, Tech. U.]·Lackey, T. [Fermilab; Florida State U., Tallahassee (main); Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]·Lang, K. [Texas U.]·Lister, A. [Wisconsin U., Madison]·Lock, J. A. [Sussex U.]·Mann, W. A. [Tufts U.]·Manrique Plata, M. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]·Marathe, A. [University Coll. London]·Martinez-Casales, M. [Fermilab; Iowa State U. (main)]·Matveev, V. [Moscow, INR]·Medhi, A. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati]·Mehta, B. [Panjab U.]·Messier, M. D. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)]·Meyer, H. [Wichita State U.]·Miao, T. [Fermilab]·Mohanta, R. [Hyderabad U.]·Moren, A. [Minnesota U., Duluth]·Morozova, A. [Dubna, JINR]

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Abstract

We report a search for a magnetic monopole component of the cosmic-ray flux in a 2743-live-day exposure of the NOvA experiment's Far Detector, a 14 kt segmented liquid scintillator detector designed primarily to observe GeV-scale electron neutrinos. No events consistent with monopoles were observed, setting an upper limit on the flux of $8\times 10^{-16}~\mathrm{cm^{-2}s^{-1}sr^{-1}}$ at 90% C.L. for monopole speed $6\times 10^{-4} < β< 5\times 10^{-3}$ and mass greater than $10^{9}$ GeV. Because of NOvA's small overburden of 3 meters-water equivalent, this constraint covers a previously unexplored low-mass region.

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Abubakar, S. [Erciyes U.], Acero, M. A. [U. Atlantico, Barranquilla] (ORCID:0000000208350641), Acharya, B. [Mississippi U.], Adamson, P. [Fermilab], Anfimov, N. [Dubna, JINR], Antoshkin, A. [Dubna, JINR], Arrieta-Diaz, E. [U. Magdalena], Asquith, L. [Sussex U.], Aurisano, A. [Cincinnati U.], Balashov, N. [Dubna, JINR], Baldi, P. [UC, Irvine], Bambah, B. A. [Hyderabad U.], Bannister, E. F. [Sussex U.], Barros, A. [U. Atlantico, Barranquilla], Barrow, J. [Minnesota U.], Bat, A. [Bandirma Onyedi Eylül U., Turkey; Erciyes U.], Bezerra, T. J.C. [Sussex U.], Bhatnagar, V. [Panjab U.], Bhuyan, B. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati], Bian, J. [UC, Irvine; U. Minnesota, Minneapolis (main)], Booth, A. C. [Imperial Coll., London], Brahma, B. [Indian Inst. Tech., Hyderabad], Bromberg, C. [Michigan State U.], Buchanan, N. [Colorado State U.], Burns, J. [Cincinnati U.], Butkevich, A. [Moscow, INR], Catano-Mur, E. [William-Mary Coll.], Cesar, J. P. [Texas U.], Chang, C. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)], Chaudhary, S. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati], Chen, H. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)], Choate, S. [Iowa U.], Choudhary, B. C. [Delhi U.], Chow, O. T.K. [Queen Mary, U. of London], Christensen, A. [Colorado State U.], Cicala, M. F. [University Coll. London], Coan, T. E. [Southern Methodist U.], Contreras, T. [Fermilab], Cooleybeck, A. [Wisconsin U., Madison], Coveyou, D. [Virginia U.], Cremonesi, L. [Imperial Coll., London], Davies, G. S. [U. Miss, Oxford], Derwent, P. F. [Fermilab], Dever, K. [Queen Mary, U. of London], Djurcic, Z. [Argonne], Dobbs, K. [Houston U.], Dueñas Tonguino, D. [Cincinnati U.; Florida State U., Tallahassee (main)], Dukes, E. C. [Virginia U.], Dye, A. [U. Miss, Oxford; Wichita State U.], Ehrlich, R. [Virginia U.], Ewart, E. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)], Filip, P. [Prague, Inst. Phys.], Frank, M. J. [South Alabama U.], Gallagher, H. R. [Tufts U.], Giri, A. [Indian Inst. Tech., Hyderabad], Gomes, R. A. [Goias U.], Goodman, M. C. [Argonne], Group, R. [Virginia U.], Gusmão, A. [Goias U.], Habig, A. [Minnesota U., Duluth], Hakl, F. [Prague, Inst. Phys.], Hartnell, J. [Sussex U.], Hatcher, R. [Fermilab], Hays, J. M. [Queen Mary, U. of London], Heller, K. [Minnesota U.], Hewes, V. [Cincinnati U.], Himmel, A. [Fermilab], Huang, X. [Mississippi U.], Huynh, T. [Houston U.], Ivanova, A. [Dubna, JINR], Kaess, K. [Minnesota U.], Kufatty, G. [Florida State U., Tallahassee (main)], Kakorin, I. [Dubna, JINR], Kalitkina, A. [Dubna, JINR], Kaplan, D. M. [IIT, Chicago], Khanam, A. [Syracuse U.], Kirezli, B. [Erciyes U.], Kleykamp, J. [U. Miss, Oxford], Klimov, O. [Dubna, JINR], Koerner, L. W. [Houston U.], Kolupaeva, L. [Dubna, JINR], Kuruppu, C. D. [South Carolina U.], Kus, V. [Prague, Tech. U.], Lackey, T. [Fermilab; Florida State U., Tallahassee (main); Indiana U., Bloomington (main)], Lang, K. [Texas U.], Lister, A. [Wisconsin U., Madison], Lock, J. A. [Sussex U.], Mann, W. A. [Tufts U.], Manrique Plata, M. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)], Marathe, A. [University Coll. London], Martinez-Casales, M. [Fermilab; Iowa State U. (main)], Matveev, V. [Moscow, INR], Medhi, A. [Indian Inst. Tech., Guwahati], Mehta, B. [Panjab U.], Messier, M. D. [Indiana U., Bloomington (main)], Meyer, H. [Wichita State U.], Miao, T. [Fermilab], Mohanta, R. [Hyderabad U.], Moren, A. [Minnesota U., Duluth], Morozova, A. [Dubna, JINR]. 2026-08-04. Timing-Based Search for Magnetic Monopoles with the NOvA Detector on the Surface. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21811524

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