Centre for Particle Physics, Physics Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2019 Dec 30;377(2161):20190382. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0382. Epub 2019 Nov 11.
MoEDAL is a pioneering LHC experiment designed to search for anomalously ionizing messengers of new physics, such as the magnetic monopole. After a test run at 8 TeV centre-of-mass energy (), it started official data taking at the LHC at an of 13 TeV, in 2015. Its groundbreaking physics program defines a number of scenarios that yield potentially revolutionary insights into such foundational questions as: are there extra dimensions or new symmetries; what is the mechanism for the generation of mass; does magnetic charge exist; do topological particles exist; and what is the nature of dark matter? After a brief introduction, MoEDAL's progress to date will be reported, including its past, current and expected future physics output. Additionally, an upgrade to the MoEDAL detector consisting of two new subdetectors: MAPP (MoEDAL Apparatus for Penetrating Particles) now being prototyped at IP8; and MALL (MoEDAL Apparatus for very long-lived particles), will be presented. Finally, a possible astroparticle extension to MoEDAL, called Cosmic-MoEDAL, will be briefly described. This high altitude detector will allow the search for magnetic monopoles to be continued from the TeV scale to the GUT scale. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Topological avatars of new physics'.
MoEDAL 是一个开创性的 LHC 实验，旨在寻找新物理的异常电离信使，例如磁单极子。在 8 TeV 质心能量（）的测试运行之后，它于 2015 年在 LHC 开始以 13 TeV 的能量正式采集数据。其开创性的物理计划定义了一些场景，这些场景可能会对基本问题产生潜在的革命性见解，例如：是否存在额外的维度或新的对称性；质量生成的机制是什么；磁荷是否存在；拓扑粒子是否存在；以及暗物质的性质是什么？在简要介绍之后，将报告 MoEDAL 迄今为止的进展情况，包括其过去、现在和未来的物理输出。此外，还将介绍 MoEDAL 探测器的升级，包括两个新的子探测器：现在正在 IP8 进行原型设计的 MAPP（MoEDAL 用于穿透粒子的仪器）；和 MALL（MoEDAL 用于非常长寿命粒子的仪器）。最后，将简要描述 MoEDAL 的一个可能的天体粒子扩展，称为 Cosmic-MoEDAL。这个高海拔探测器将允许从 TeV 尺度到 GUT 尺度继续寻找磁单极子。本文是关于“新物理的拓扑化身”讨论会议的一部分。
