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physics.ins-det2026

Analysis of mixed radiation fields at the MoEDAL experiment based on real-time data from a Timepix detector network

Benedikt Bergmann, Petr Burian, Josef Janeček +6

The primary objective of this work is the determination of fluences and characteristics of fast neutrons, other hadrons, and highly ionizing particles (HIPs) in the environment of…

physics.ins-det2025★ 4 cited

Calibration of Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors for Rare Event Searches

M. Kalliokoski, G. Levi, A. Maulik +9

The calibration of the CR39 and Makrofol Nuclear Track Detectors of the MoEDAL experiment at the CERN-LHC was performed by exposing stacks of detector foils to heavy ion beams with…

nucl-ex2024★ 17 cited

MoEDAL search in the CMS beam pipe for magnetic monopoles produced via the Schwinger effect

B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, S. C. Behera +64

We report on a search for magnetic monopoles (MMs) produced in ultraperipheral Pb--Pb collisions during Run-1 of the LHC. The beam pipe surrounding the interaction region of the CM…

hep-ex2023★ 10 cited

Search for Highly-Ionizing Particles in pp Collisions During LHC Run-2 Using the Full MoEDAL Detector

MoEDAL Collaboration

This search for Magnetic Monopoles (MMs) and High Electric Charge Objects (HECOs) with spins 0, 1/2 and 1, uses for the first time the full MoEDAL detector, exposed to 6.6 fb^-1 pr…

hep-ex2021★ 20 cited

Search for Highly-Ionizing Particles in pp Collisions at the LHC's Run-1 Using the Prototype MoEDAL Detector

B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, P. Benes +68

A search for highly electrically charged objects (HECOs) and magnetic monopoles is presented using 2.2 fb-1 of p - p collision data taken at a centre of mass energy (ECM) of 8 TeV…

hep-ex2021★ 57 cited

First experimental search for production of magnetic monopoles via the Schwinger mechanism

B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, P. Benes +64

Schwinger showed that electrically-charged particles can be produced in a strong electric field by quantum tunnelling through the Coulomb barrier. By electromagnetic duality, if ma…

hep-ex2020★ 39 cited

First search for dyons with the full MoEDAL trapping detector in 13 TeV pp collisions

B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, P. Benes +66

The MoEDAL trapping detector, consists of approximately 800 kg of aluminium volumes. It was exposed during Run-2 of the LHC program to 6.46 fb^-1 of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions…

hep-ex2019★ 77 cited

Magnetic monopole search with the full MoEDAL trapping detector in 13 TeV collisions interpreted in photon-fusion and Drell-Yan production

MoEDAL Collaboration, B. Acharya, J. Alexandre +66

MoEDAL is designed to identify new physics in the form of stable or pseudostable highly ionizing particles produced in high-energy Large Hadron Collider (LHC) collisions. Here we u…

hep-ex2017★ 63 cited

Search for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL forward trapping detector in 2.11 fb of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC

MoEDAL Collaboration, B. Acharya, J. Alexandre +68

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 o…

hep-ex2016★ 90 cited

Search for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL forward trapping detector in 13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC

MoEDAL Collaboration, B. Acharya, J. Alexandre +68

MoEDAL is designed to identify new physics in the form of long-lived highly-ionising particles produced in high-energy LHC collisions. Its arrays of plastic nuclear-track detectors…

hep-ph2016★ 139 cited

LHC Forward Physics

K. Akiba, M. Akbiyik, M. Albrow +184

The goal of this report is to give a comprehensive overview of the rich field of forward physics, with a special attention to the topics that can be studied at the LHC. The report…

hep-ex2016★ 80 cited

Search for magnetic monopoles with the MoEDAL prototype trapping detector in 8 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC

MoEDAL Collaboration, B. Acharya, J. Alexandre +66

The MoEDAL experiment is designed to search for magnetic monopoles and other highly-ionising particles produced in high-energy collisions at the LHC. The largely passive MoEDAL det…

hep-ph2014★ 129 cited

The Physics Programme Of The MoEDAL Experiment At The LHC

B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, J. Bernabéu +59

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…

physics.ins-det2013★ 4 cited

Search in 8 TeV proton-proton collisions with the MoEDAL monopole-trapping test array

K. Bendtz, A. Katre, D. Lacarrère +4

The magnetic monopole appears in theories of spontaneous gauge symmetry breaking and its existence would explain the quantisation of electric charge. MoEDAL is the latest approved…

physics.comp-ph2003★ 10 cited

Architecture of the ATLAS High Level Trigger Event Selection Software

Monika Grothe

The ATLAS High Level Trigger (HLT) consists of two selection steps: the second level trigger and the event filter. Both will be implemented in software, running on mostly commodity…

hep-ex2002★ 47 cited

Search for the decay in the momentum region

E787 Collaboration

We have searched for the decay in the kinematic region with pion momentum below the peak. One event was observed, consistent with the backgro…

hep-ex2001★ 5 cited

Search for the rare decay K+ -> pi+ gamma

E787 Collaboration

We have performed a search for the angular-momentum forbidden decay K+ -> pi+ gamma with the E787 detector at BNL. No events were observed in the pi+ kinematic region around 227 Me…

hep-ex2000★ 21 cited

Search for the Decay K+ -> pi+ pi0 nu nubar

E787, :, S. Adler +45

The first search for the decay K^+ -> pi^+ pi^0 nu nubar has been performed with the E787 detector at BNL. Based on zero events observed in the kinematical search region defined by…

hep-ex2000★ 14 cited

Measurement of Direct Photon Emission in K^+ -> pi^+ pi^0 gamma Decay

E787 Collaboration

We have performed a measurement of the K^+ -> pi^+ pi^0 gamma decay and have observed 2 X 10^4 events. The best fit to the decay spectrum gives a branching ratio for direct photon…

hep-ex1998★ 5 cited

Upper Limit on the Decay K+ --> e+ nu mu+ mu-

E787 Collaboration, S. Adler, M. S. Atiya +37

An upper limit on the branching ratio for the decay K+ --> e+ nu mu+ mu- is set at 5.0 x 10^{-7} at 90% confidence level, consistent with predictions from chiral perturbation theor…

hep-ex1997★ 135 cited

Evidence for the Decay K+ --> pi+ nu anti-nu

E787 Collaboration, S. Adler

An event consistent with the signature expected for the rare kaon decay K+ --> pi+ nu anti-nu has been observed. In the pion momentum region examined, 211<P<230 MeV/c, the backgrou…

hep-ex1995★ 31 cited

Search for the Decay

S. Adler, M. S. Atiya, I-H. Chiang +36

An upper limit on the branching ratio for the decay is set at at the 90\% C.L. using pions in the kinematic region $214…