Search for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL forward trapping detector in 2.11 fb-1) of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC
- NázevTitle
- Search for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL forward trapping detector in 2.11 fb-1) of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHCSearch for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL forward trapping detector in 2.11 fb-1) of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, S. Baines, P. Beneš, B. Bergmann, J. Janeček, S. Pospíšil, M. Suk, Z. Vykydal
- DOIDOI
- 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.05.069
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Physics Letters B. 2018, 782 510-516. ISSN 0370-2693.
- RokYear
- 2018
- JazykLanguage
- eng
- WoSWoS
- 000438486900076
- ScopusScopus
- 2-s2.0-85048548040
- RIVRIV
- RIV/68407700:21670/18:00325136!RIV19-MSM-21670___
- ProjektProject
- Inženýrské aplikace fyziky mikrosvětaEngineering applications of microworld physics; Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.
AbstraktAbstract
We update our previous search for trapped magnetic monopoles in LHC Run 2 using nearly six times more integrated luminosity and including additional models for the interpretation of the data. The MoEDAL forward trapping detector, comprising 222 kg of aluminium samples, was exposed to 2.11 fb-1 of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions near the LHCb interaction point and analysed by searching for induced persistent currents after passage through a superconducting magnetometer. Magnetic charges equal to the Dirac charge or above are excluded in all samples. The results are interpreted in Drell-Yan production models for monopoles with spins 0, 1/2 and 1: in addition to standard point-like couplings, we also consider couplings with momentum-dependent form factors. The search provides the best current laboratory constraints for monopoles with magnetic charges ranging from two to five times the Dirac charge.
We update our previous search for trapped magnetic monopoles in LHC Run 2 using nearly six times more integrated luminosity and including additional models for the interpretation of the data. The MoEDAL forward trapping detector, comprising 222 kg of aluminium samples, was exposed to 2.11 fb-1 of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions near the LHCb interaction point and analysed by searching for induced persistent currents after passage through a superconducting magnetometer. Magnetic charges equal to the Dirac charge or above are excluded in all samples. The results are interpreted in Drell-Yan production models for monopoles with spins 0, 1/2 and 1: in addition to standard point-like couplings, we also consider couplings with momentum-dependent form factors. The search provides the best current laboratory constraints for monopoles with magnetic charges ranging from two to five times the Dirac charge.