The physics programme of the MoEDAL experiment at the LHC

Author:

Acharya B.12,Alexandre J.1,Bernabéu J.3,Campbell M.4,Cecchini S.5,Chwastowski J.6,De Montigny M.7,Derendarz D.6,De Roeck A.4,Ellis J. R.14,Fairbairn M.1,Felea D.8,Frank M.9,Frekers D.10,Garcia C.3,Giacomelli G.511,Jakůbek J.12,Katre A.13,Kim D.-W.14,King M. G. L.3,Kinoshita K.15,Lacarrere D.4,Lee S. C.14,Leroy C.16,Margiotta A.5,Mauri N.511,Mavromatos N. E.14,Mermod P.13,Mitsou V. A.3,Orava R.17,Pasqualini L.511,Patrizii L.5,Păvălaş G. E.8,Pinfold J. L.7,Platkevič M.12,Popa V.8,Pozzato M.5,Pospisil S.12,Rajantie A.18,Sahnoun Z.519,Sakellariadou M.1,Sarkar S.1,Semenoff G.20,Sirri G.5,Sliwa K.21,Soluk R.7,Spurio M.511,Srivastava Y. N.22,Staszewski R.6,Swain J.22,Tenti M.511,Togo V.5,Trzebinski M.6,Tuszyński J. A.7,Vento V.3,Vives O.3,Vykydal Z.12,Widom A.22,Yoon J. H.23,

Affiliation:

1. Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology Group, Physics Department, King's College London, UK

2. International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

3. IFIC, Universitat de València - CSIC, Valencia, Spain

4. Physics Department, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

5. INFN, Section of Bologna, 40127, Bologna, Italy

6. Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland

7. Physics Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

8. Institute of Space Science, Măgurele, Romania

9. Department of Physics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

10. Physics Department, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

11. Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Bologna, Italy

12. IEAP, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

13. Section de Physique, Université de Genève, Switzerland

14. Physics Department, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea

15. Physics Department, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

16. Physics Department, University de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

17. Physics Department, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

18. Physics Department, Imperial College London, UK

19. Centre on Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics, Algiers, Algeria

20. Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

21. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

22. Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

23. Physics Department, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

The MoEDAL experiment at Point 8 of the LHC ring is the seventh and newest LHC experiment. It is dedicated to the search for highly-ionizing particle avatars of physics beyond the Standard Model, extending significantly the discovery horizon of the LHC. A MoEDAL discovery would have revolutionary implications for our fundamental understanding of the Microcosm. MoEDAL is an unconventional and largely passive LHC detector comprised of the largest array of Nuclear Track Detector stacks ever deployed at an accelerator, surrounding the intersection region at Point 8 on the LHC ring. Another novel feature is the use of paramagnetic trapping volumes to capture both electrically and magnetically charged highly-ionizing particles predicted in new physics scenarios. It includes an array of TimePix pixel devices for monitoring highly-ionizing particle backgrounds. The main passive elements of the MoEDAL detector do not require a trigger system, electronic readout, or online computerized data acquisition. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the MoEDAL physics reach, which is largely complementary to the programs of the large multipurpose LHC detectors ATLAS and CMS.

Publisher

World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

Subject

Astronomy and Astrophysics,Nuclear and High Energy Physics,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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