Search for magnetic monopoles and stable particles with high electric charges in √s = 13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

ATLAS Publications, J.F. Allen, T.M. Carter, D. Duda, J.M. Gargan, R.Y. Gonzalez Andana, V.A. Parrish, E.A. Pender, T. Qiu, E.P. Takeva, N. Themistokleous, E.M. Villhauer, Z. Xu, E. Zaid

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Abstract

We present a search for magnetic monopoles and high-electric-charge objects
using LHC Run 2 √s = 13 TeV proton-proton collisions recorded by the ATLAS detector. A total integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1 was collected by a specialized trigger. No highly ionizing particle candidate was observed. Considering the Drell-Yan and photon-fusion pair production mechanisms as benchmark models, cross-section upper limits are presented for spin-0 and spin-1/2 magnetic monopoles of magnetic charge 1gD and 2gD and for high-
electric-charge objects of electric charge 20 ≤ |z| ≤ 100, for masses between 200 GeV and 4000 GeV. The search improves by approximately a factor of three the previous cross-section limits on the Drell-Yan production of magnetic monopoles and high-electric charge objects. Also, the first ATLAS limits on the photon-fusion pair production mechanism of magnetic monopoles and high-electric-charge objects are obtained.
Original languageEnglish
Article number112
Pages (from-to)1-44
Number of pages44
Journal Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2023

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Beyond Standard Model
  • Exotics
  • Hadron-Hadron Scattering

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