Searches for Magnetic Monopoles: A Review

Abstract

This report briefly reviews selected searches for magnetic monopoles. The theoretical motivation behind their existence is highlighted. The focus is on the results of the searches and the bounds set in cosmic and collider detectors, especially in the current experiments operating at the Large Hadron Collider: ATLAS and MoEDAL.

Keywords

• magnetic monopoles
• LHC
• MoEDAL
• ATLAS