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The Amaterasu cosmic ray as a magnetic monopole and implications for extensions of the standard model

2024; Elsevier BV; Volume: 855; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138777

1873-2445

Paul H. Frampton, Thomas W. Kephart,

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

The Amaterasu cosmic ray particle appears to have come from the direction of the local cosmic void. We take this as evidence that it is a magnetic monopole rather than a proton or nucleus. This in turn strongly suggests physics at high energy is described by a quiver gauge theory.