| Article | |
| Report number | arXiv:1712.09849 ; CERN-EP-2017-342 |
| Title | Search for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL forward trapping detector in 2.11 fb$^{-1}$ of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC |
| Author(s) |
Acharya, B. (King's Coll. London ; ICTP, Trieste) ; Alexandre, J. (King's Coll. London) ; Baines, S. (King's Coll. London) ; Benes, P. (IEAP CTU, Prague) ; Bergmann, B. (IEAP CTU, Prague) ; Bernabéu, J. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Bevan, A. (Queen Mary, U. of London) ; Branzas, H. (Bucharest, Inst. Space Science) ; Campbell, M. (CERN) ; Caramete, L. (Bucharest, Inst. Space Science) ; Cecchini, S. (INFN, Bologna) ; de Montigny, M. (Alberta U.) ; De Roeck, A. (CERN) ; Ellis, J.R. (King's Coll. London ; NICPB, Tallinn ; CERN) ; Fairbairn, M. (King's Coll. London) ; Felea, D. (Bucharest, Inst. Space Science) ; Frank, M. (Concordia U., Montreal) ; Frekers, D. (Munster U.) ; Garcia, C. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Hays, J. (Queen Mary, U. of London) ; Hirt, A.M. (Zurich, ETH) ; Janecek, J. (IEAP CTU, Prague) ; Kim, D.-W (Gangneung-Wonju Natl. U.) ; Kinoshita, K. (Cincinnati U.) ; Korzenev, A. (Geneva U.) ; Lacarrère, D.H. (CERN) ; Lee, S.C. (Gangneung-Wonju Natl. U.) ; Leroy, C. (Montreal U.) ; Levi, G. (INFN, Bologna ; U. Bologna, DIFA) ; Lionti, A. (Geneva U.) ; Mamuzic, J. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Margiotta, A. (INFN, Bologna ; U. Bologna, DIFA) ; Mauri, N. (INFN, Bologna) ; Mavromatos, N.E. (King's Coll. London) ; Mermod, P. (Geneva U.) ; Mitsou, V.A. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Orava, R. (Helsinki U.) ; Ostrovskiy, I. (Alabama U.) ; Parker, B. (Inst. Res. in Schools, UK) ; Patrizii, L. (INFN, Bologna) ; Păvălaş, G.E. (Bucharest, Inst. Space Science) ; Pinfold, J.L. (Alberta U.) ; Popa, V. (Bucharest, Inst. Space Science) ; Pozzato, M. (INFN, Bologna) ; Pospisil, S. (IEAP CTU, Prague) ; Rajantie, A. (Imperial Coll., London) ; Ruiz de Austri, R. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Sahnoun, Z. (INFN, Bologna ; CNAAG, Algiers) ; Sakellariadou, M. (King's Coll. London) ; Santra, A. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Sarkar, S. (King's Coll. London) ; Semenoff, G. (British Columbia U.) ; Shaa, A. (Nanyang Technol. U.) ; Sirri, G. (INFN, Bologna) ; Sliwa, K. (Tufts U.) ; Soluk, R. (Alberta U.) ; Spurio, M. (INFN, Bologna ; U. Bologna, DIFA) ; Srivastava, Y.N. (Northeastern U.) ; Suk, M. (IEAP CTU, Prague) ; Swain, J. (Northeastern U.) ; Tenti, M. (INFN, CNAF) ; Togo, V. (INFN, Bologna) ; Tuszyński, J.A. (Alberta U.) ; Vento, V. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Vives, O. (Valencia U., IFIC) ; Vykydal, Z. (IEAP CTU, Prague) ; Widom, A. (Northeastern U.) ; Willems, G. (Munster U.) ; Yoon, J.H. (Konkuk U.) ; Zgura, I.S. (Bucharest, Inst. Space Science) |
| Corporate author(s) | The MoEDAL collaboration |
| Publication | 2018-07-10 |
| Imprint | 22 Dec 2017 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Note | 8 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in Phys. Lett. B |
| Published in: | Phys. Lett. B 782 (2018) 510-516 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.05.069 |
| Subject category | Particle Physics - Experiment ; hep-ph ; Particle Physics - Phenomenology ; hep-ex |
| Accelerator/Facility, Experiment | CERN LHC ; MoEDAL |
| Keywords | exotics ; particle and resonance production ; experimental results ; magnetic monopole ; induction technique |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Other source | Inspire |
| Copyright/License | Preprint: © 2017-2024 CERN (License: CC-BY-4.0) |
| Submitted by | [email protected] |
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