ANITA-II Ultra-Relativistic Magnetic Monopole Search Strategy and Results

The ANITA (ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna) experiment is a balloon borne antenna array designed to detect Cherenkov radiation produced by ultra-high energy neutrino-ice interactions. ANITA-II (2008-2009) was aloft for 31 days at an altitude of $\approx$ 35,000m. This large detector area and live time makes ANITA-II the most sensitive experiment to date for detection of the extended energy deposition trails left by ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles interacting in Antarctic ice. I will discuss our search strategy and the results obtained.