Sensitivity of LHC experiments to exotic highly ionising particles

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the sensitivity of LHC experiments to highly ionising exotic particles, emphasizing the need for multiple detection methods to explore a wide charge-mass range effectively.

Contribution

It provides a detailed discussion on the detection strategies for highly ionising particles at the LHC, highlighting the importance of complementary approaches.

Findings

Multiple detection methods are necessary for comprehensive exploration.

Passive and active detectors can identify HIPs passing through.

Induction method is effective for magnetically charged monopoles.

Abstract

The experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are able to discover or set limits on the production of exotic particles with TeV-scale masses possessing values of electric and/or magnetic charge such that they behave as highly ionising particles (HIPs). In this paper the sensitivity of the LHC experiments to HIP production is discussed in detail. It is shown that a number of different detection methods are required to investigate as fully as possible the charge-mass range. These include direct detection as the HIPs pass through either passive or active detectors and, in the case of magnetically charged objects, the so-called induction method with which magnetic monopoles which stop in accelerator and detector material could be observed. The benefit of using complementary approaches to HIP detection is discussed.