Hunting magnetic monopoles and more with MoEDAL at the LHC
Vasiliki A. Mitsou (for the MoEDAL Collaboration)
TL;DR
The MoEDAL experiment at the LHC is designed to detect highly-ionising particles like magnetic monopoles and other exotic particles, using specialized detectors and recent results demonstrate its physics potential.
Contribution
This paper introduces the MoEDAL detector's design and its capability to search for magnetic monopoles and similar particles at the LHC.
Findings
Detection of magnetic monopoles and exotic particles is feasible with MoEDAL.
Recent results set new limits on monopole production.
The detector's sensitivity and background monitoring are effective.
Abstract
The MoEDAL experiment at the LHC is optimised to detect highly-ionising particles such as magnetic monopoles, dyons and (multiply) electrically-charged stable massive particles predicted in a number of theoretical scenarios. MoEDAL, deployed in the LHCb cavern, combines passive nuclear track detectors with magnetic monopole trapping volumes, while backgrounds are being monitored with an array of MediPix detectors. The detector concept and its physics reach is presented with emphasis given to recent results on monopoles.
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