Search for magnetic monopoles and stable particles with high electric charges in (Formula presented.) TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

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Abstract

We present a search for magnetic monopoles and high-electric-charge objects using LHC Run (Formula presented.) 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
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2023
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Beyond Standard Model
  • Exotics
  • Hadron-Hadron Scattering

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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