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Search for Highly Ionizing Particles in pp Collisions during LHC Run 2 Using the Full MoEDAL Detector

NázevTitle
Search for Highly Ionizing Particles in pp Collisions during LHC Run 2 Using the Full MoEDAL DetectorSearch for Highly Ionizing Particles in pp Collisions during LHC Run 2 Using the Full MoEDAL Detector
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, P. Beneš, B. Bergmann, P. Burian, J. Janeček, S. Pospíšil, M. Suk
DOIDOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.071802
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Physical Review Letters. 2025, 134(7), 1-8. ISSN 1079-7114.
RokYear
2025
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
001459984100002
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-85218938183
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/25:00384779!RIV26-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.

AbstraktAbstract

This search for magnetic monopoles (MMs) and high electric charge objects (HECOs) with spins 0, 1/2, and 1, uses for the first time the full MoEDAL detector, exposed to 6.46 fb(-1) proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV. The results are interpreted in terms of Drell-Yan and photon-fusion pair production. Mass limits on direct production of MMs of up to 10 Dirac magnetic charges and HECOs with electric charge in the range 10e to 400e, were achieved. The charge limits placed on MM and HECO production are currently the strongest in the world. MoEDAL is the only LHC experiment capable of being directly calibrated for highly ionizing particles using heavy ions and with a detector system dedicated to definitively measuring magnetic charge.

This search for magnetic monopoles (MMs) and high electric charge objects (HECOs) with spins 0, 1/2, and 1, uses for the first time the full MoEDAL detector, exposed to 6.46 fb(-1) proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV. The results are interpreted in terms of Drell-Yan and photon-fusion pair production. Mass limits on direct production of MMs of up to 10 Dirac magnetic charges and HECOs with electric charge in the range 10e to 400e, were achieved. The charge limits placed on MM and HECO production are currently the strongest in the world. MoEDAL is the only LHC experiment capable of being directly calibrated for highly ionizing particles using heavy ions and with a detector system dedicated to definitively measuring magnetic charge.