Physics Letters B (Jul 2018)
Search for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL forward trapping detector in 2.11 fb−1 of 13 TeV proton–proton collisions at the LHC
- B. Acharya,
- J. Alexandre,
- S. Baines,
- P. Benes,
- B. Bergmann,
- J. Bernabéu,
- A. Bevan,
- H. Branzas,
- M. Campbell,
- L. Caramete,
- S. Cecchini,
- M. de Montigny,
- A. De Roeck,
- J.R. Ellis,
- M. Fairbairn,
- D. Felea,
- M. Frank,
- D. Frekers,
- C. Garcia,
- J. Hays,
- A.M. Hirt,
- J. Janecek,
- D.-W. Kim,
- K. Kinoshita,
- A. Korzenev,
- D.H. Lacarrère,
- S.C. Lee,
- C. Leroy,
- G. Levi,
- A. Lionti,
- J. Mamuzic,
- A. Margiotta,
- N. Mauri,
- N.E. Mavromatos,
- P. Mermod,
- V.A. Mitsou,
- R. Orava,
- I. Ostrovskiy,
- B. Parker,
- L. Patrizii,
- G.E. Păvălaş,
- J.L. Pinfold,
- V. Popa,
- M. Pozzato,
- S. Pospisil,
- A. Rajantie,
- R. Ruiz de Austri,
- Z. Sahnoun,
- M. Sakellariadou,
- A. Santra,
- S. Sarkar,
- G. Semenoff,
- A. Shaa,
- G. Sirri,
- K. Sliwa,
- R. Soluk,
- M. Spurio,
- Y.N. Srivastava,
- M. Suk,
- J. Swain,
- M. Tenti,
- V. Togo,
- J.A. Tuszyński,
- V. Vento,
- O. Vives,
- Z. Vykydal,
- A. Widom,
- G. Willems,
- J.H. Yoon,
- I.S. Zgura
Affiliations
- B. Acharya
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK; International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
- J. Alexandre
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK
- S. Baines
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK
- P. Benes
- IEAP, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
- B. Bergmann
- IEAP, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
- J. Bernabéu
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- A. Bevan
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, UK
- H. Branzas
- Institute of Space Science, Bucharest – Măgurele, Romania
- M. Campbell
- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- L. Caramete
- Institute of Space Science, Bucharest – Măgurele, Romania
- S. Cecchini
- INFN, Section of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- M. de Montigny
- Physics Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- A. De Roeck
- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- J.R. Ellis
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK; National Institute of Chemical Physics & Biophysics, Rävala 10, 10143 Tallinn, Estonia; Theoretical Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- M. Fairbairn
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK
- D. Felea
- Institute of Space Science, Bucharest – Măgurele, Romania
- M. Frank
- Department of Physics, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- D. Frekers
- Physics Department, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- C. Garcia
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- J. Hays
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, UK
- A.M. Hirt
- Department of Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland – Associate member
- J. Janecek
- IEAP, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
- D.-W. Kim
- Physics Department, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Republic of Korea
- K. Kinoshita
- Physics Department, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- A. Korzenev
- Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
- D.H. Lacarrère
- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- S.C. Lee
- Physics Department, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Republic of Korea
- C. Leroy
- Département de physique, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
- G. Levi
- INFN, Section of Bologna & Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Bologna, Italy
- A. Lionti
- Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
- J. Mamuzic
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- A. Margiotta
- INFN, Section of Bologna & Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Bologna, Italy
- N. Mauri
- INFN, Section of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- N.E. Mavromatos
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK
- P. Mermod
- Section de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland; Corresponding author.
- V.A. Mitsou
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- R. Orava
- Physics Department, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- I. Ostrovskiy
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
- B. Parker
- Institute for Research in Schools, Canterbury, UK
- L. Patrizii
- INFN, Section of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- G.E. Păvălaş
- Institute of Space Science, Bucharest – Măgurele, Romania
- J.L. Pinfold
- Physics Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- V. Popa
- Institute of Space Science, Bucharest – Măgurele, Romania
- M. Pozzato
- INFN, Section of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- S. Pospisil
- IEAP, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
- A. Rajantie
- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, UK
- R. Ruiz de Austri
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- Z. Sahnoun
- INFN, Section of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics, Algiers, Algeria
- M. Sakellariadou
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK
- A. Santra
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- S. Sarkar
- Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology Group, Physics Dept., King's College London, UK
- G. Semenoff
- Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- A. Shaa
- Formerly at Department of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore – Associate member
- G. Sirri
- INFN, Section of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- K. Sliwa
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
- R. Soluk
- Physics Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- M. Spurio
- INFN, Section of Bologna & Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Bologna, Italy
- Y.N. Srivastava
- Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
- M. Suk
- IEAP, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
- J. Swain
- Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
- M. Tenti
- INFN, CNAF, Bologna, Italy
- V. Togo
- INFN, Section of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- J.A. Tuszyński
- Physics Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- V. Vento
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- O. Vives
- IFIC, Universitat de València – CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- Z. Vykydal
- IEAP, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
- A. Widom
- Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
- G. Willems
- Physics Department, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- J.H. Yoon
- Physics Department, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- I.S. Zgura
- Institute of Space Science, Bucharest – Măgurele, Romania
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 782
pp. 510 – 516
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.
