Search for Magnetic Monopole Pair Production in Ultraperipheral Pb+Pb Collisions at √𝑠NN=5.36  TeV with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC

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dc.contributor.authorAad, G.
dc.contributor.authorAakvaag, E.
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, B.
dc.contributor.authorAbdelhameed, S.
dc.contributor.authorAbeling, K.
dc.contributor.authorAbicht, N.J.
dc.contributor.authorAbidi, S.H.
dc.contributor.authorAboelela, M.
dc.contributor.authorAboulhorma, A.
dc.contributor.authorAbramowicz, H.
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, H.
dc.contributor.authorAbulaiti, Y.
dc.contributor.authorAcharya, B.S.
dc.contributor.authorAckermann, A.
dc.contributor.authorAdam Bourdarios, C.
dc.contributor.authorAdamczyk, L.
dc.contributor.authorAddepalli, S.V.
dc.contributor.authorAddison, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorAdelman, J.
dc.contributor.authorAdiguzel, A.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis Letter presents a search for highly ionizing magnetic monopoles in 262 μb⁻¹ of ultraperipheral Pb + Pb collision data at √sNN = 5.36 TeV collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. A new methodology that exploits the properties of clusters of hits reconstructed in the innermost silicon detector layers is introduced to study highly ionizing particles in heavy-ion data. No significant excess above the background, which is estimated using a data-driven technique, is observed. Using a nonperturbative semiclassical model, upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the cross section for pair production of monopoles with a single Dirac magnetic charge in the mass range of 20–150 GeV. Depending on the model, monopoles with a single Dirac magnetic charge and mass below 80–120 GeV are excluded.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityATLAS Collaboration
dc.identifier.citationPhysical Review Letters, 2025; 134(6):061803-1-061803-24
dc.identifier.doi10.1103/physrevlett.134.061803
dc.identifier.issn0031-9007
dc.identifier.issn1079-7114
dc.identifier.orcidGallagher, J. [0000-0001-9284-6270]
dc.identifier.orcidJackson, P. [0000-0002-0847-402X]
dc.identifier.orcidKong, A.X.Y. [0000-0001-8063-8765]
dc.identifier.orcidOliver, J.L. [0000-0002-0713-6627]
dc.identifier.orcidPandya, H.D. [0000-0002-1199-945X]
dc.identifier.orcidPotti, H. [0000-0002-0800-9902]
dc.identifier.orcidRuggeri, T.A. [0000-0001-9941-1966]
dc.identifier.orcidTing, E.X.L. [0000-0002-5886-6339]
dc.identifier.orcidWhite, M.J. [0000-0001-5474-4580]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/147969
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.rightsPublished by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI. Open access publication funded by CERN.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.134.061803
dc.subjectParticle production; Quantum electrodynamics; Hypothetical particles; Magnetic monopoles
dc.titleSearch for Magnetic Monopole Pair Production in Ultraperipheral Pb+Pb Collisions at √𝑠NN=5.36  TeV with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC
dc.title.alternativeSearch for Magnetic Monopole Pair Production in Ultraperipheral Pb+Pb Collisions at root 𝑠NN equals 5.36  TeV with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished online

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