Search for Q-balls and Nuclearites emitting thermal shock waves in IceCube

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K17062
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 15020:Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Research Institution	Chiba University
Principal Investigator	POLLMANN ANNA 千葉大学, ハドロン宇宙国際研究センター, 助教 (20974116)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	IceCube / Q-balls / Nuclearites / thermal shock / ice properties
Outline of Research at the Start	The aim of this project is to find so-far undetected particles, namely Q-balls and nuclearites. These particles are so heavy that they might produce thermal shock waves in ice. The light yield of the shocks will be investigated. The particles will be searched in the recorded data of IceCube.