Erratum: First search for dyons with the full MoEDAL trapping detector in 13 TeV 𝑝𝑝 collisions [Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 071801 (2021)]
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The numerical calculation of the theoretically predicted cross sections in Fig. 2 in the Letter were incorrect due to a coding error. As a result, the lower limits on the dyon mass, reported in Table I in the Letter, were overestimated by ∼10–1400 GeV. This error has been corrected now, and the amended cross-section curves and mass bounds are given in Fig. 1 and Table I, respectively. The theoretical cross sections presented in Supplemental Material [1] have been corrected, too.
The upper limits on the dyon production cross sections are not affected by this programming lapse. The magnetic-monopole ones have also been amended and match the originally calculated mass limits. The monopole cross-section limits are considerably stronger than their dyon counterparts, even for low electric charges. The reason is that for dyons only the negative charges are (conservatively) considered in the detection efficiency, unlike monopoles where both pair-produced particles are taken into account in the MMT acceptance calculation. The conclusions are modified quantitatively, yet the spirit remains the same, with the dyon mass bounds now ranging from 750 to 1910 GeV, continuing to be the strongest attained in collider experiments.
The upper limits on the dyon production cross sections are not affected by this programming lapse. The magnetic-monopole ones have also been amended and match the originally calculated mass limits. The monopole cross-section limits are considerably stronger than their dyon counterparts, even for low electric charges. The reason is that for dyons only the negative charges are (conservatively) considered in the detection efficiency, unlike monopoles where both pair-produced particles are taken into account in the MMT acceptance calculation. The conclusions are modified quantitatively, yet the spirit remains the same, with the dyon mass bounds now ranging from 750 to 1910 GeV, continuing to be the strongest attained in collider experiments.
Date Issued
2024-12-06
Date Acceptance
2021-01-12
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2024, 133 (23)
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0031-9007
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American Physical Society
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Physical Review Letters
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133
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23
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39714710
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Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Science & Technology
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Published
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United States
Article Number
239902
Date Publish Online
2024-12-04