Search for highly-ionizing particles in 𝑝𝑝 collisions at the LHC's Run-1 using the prototype MoEDAL detector
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Abstract
A search for highly electrically charged objects
(HECOs) and magnetic monopoles is presented using 2.2 fb⁻¹ of p− p collision data taken at a centre of mass energy (ECM) of 8 TeV by the MoEDAL detector during LHC’s Run-1. The data were collected using MoEDAL’s prototype Nuclear Track Detectord array and the Trapping Detector
array. The results are interpreted in terms of Drell–Yan pair
production of stable HECO and monopole pairs with three
spin hypotheses (0, 1/2 and 1). The search provides con
straints on the direct production of magnetic monopoles carrying one to four Dirac magnetic charges and with mass limits ranging from 590 GeV/c² to 1TeV/c². Additionally, mass limits are placed on HECOs with charge in the range 10e to 180e, where e is the charge of an electron, for masses between 30 GeV/c² and 1 TeV/c².
(HECOs) and magnetic monopoles is presented using 2.2 fb⁻¹ of p− p collision data taken at a centre of mass energy (ECM) of 8 TeV by the MoEDAL detector during LHC’s Run-1. The data were collected using MoEDAL’s prototype Nuclear Track Detectord array and the Trapping Detector
array. The results are interpreted in terms of Drell–Yan pair
production of stable HECO and monopole pairs with three
spin hypotheses (0, 1/2 and 1). The search provides con
straints on the direct production of magnetic monopoles carrying one to four Dirac magnetic charges and with mass limits ranging from 590 GeV/c² to 1TeV/c². Additionally, mass limits are placed on HECOs with charge in the range 10e to 180e, where e is the charge of an electron, for masses between 30 GeV/c² and 1 TeV/c².
Date Issued
2022-08-10
Date Acceptance
2022-07-13
Citation
European Physical Journal C, 2022, 82 (8)
ISSN
1434-6044
Publisher
SpringerOpen
Journal / Book Title
European Physical Journal C
Volume
82
Issue
8
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http://arxiv.org/abs/2112.05806v2
Subjects
CHARGED-PARTICLES
GRIDPP
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MULTICHARGED PARTICLES
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Science & Technology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
694
Date Publish Online
2022-08-10