Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC
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The Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC (MoEDAL) is a dedicated experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to search for magnetic monopoles and other highly ionizing, beyond-Standard-Model particles.
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| Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC Context triple: [MoEDAL, fullName, Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC]
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High-Luminosity LHC
The High-Luminosity LHC is a major upgrade of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to significantly increase its collision rate and data output for more precise and rare particle physics measurements.
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A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
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Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
The Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) is a fixed-target experiment at CERN designed to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of hadrons using high-intensity muon and hadron beams.
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A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS
A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS is one of the major particle detectors at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, designed to investigate fundamental particles and forces by analyzing high-energy proton collisions.
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LHCb
LHCb is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider focused on studying the differences between matter and antimatter through precise measurements of beauty and charm quark decays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC Target entity description: The Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC (MoEDAL) is a dedicated experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to search for magnetic monopoles and other highly ionizing, beyond-Standard-Model particles.
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A.
High-Luminosity LHC
The High-Luminosity LHC is a major upgrade of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to significantly increase its collision rate and data output for more precise and rare particle physics measurements.
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B.
A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
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C.
Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
The Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) is a fixed-target experiment at CERN designed to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of hadrons using high-intensity muon and hadron beams.
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D.
A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS
A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS is one of the major particle detectors at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, designed to investigate fundamental particles and forces by analyzing high-energy proton collisions.
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E.
LHCb
LHCb is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider focused on studying the differences between matter and antimatter through precise measurements of beauty and charm quark decays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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Large Hadron Collider experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MoEDAL ⓘ |
| associatedExperiment | LHCb ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | tens of physicists ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| complements |
ATLAS
ⓘ
CMS ⓘ LHCb ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataTakingRun |
LHC Run 1
ⓘ
LHC Run 2 ⓘ
linked to:
CERN LHC Run 2 era
LHC Run 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
search for dyons
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search for long-lived particles ⓘ search for multiply charged particles ⓘ search for stable massive particles ⓘ |
| detectorTechnology |
nuclear track detectors
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timepix pixel detector ⓘ trapping detector ⓘ |
| detectorType | passive detector ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedAtAccelerator | Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| locatedAtInteractionPoint |
LHC Point 8
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linked to:
LHCf
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| location | CERN ⓘ |
| operationalMode | passive during LHC collisions ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | search for magnetic monopoles ⓘ |
| readoutMethod |
chemical etching of nuclear track detectors
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induction measurements of trapped monopoles ⓘ scanning of etched plastic sheets ⓘ |
| researchField |
experimental particle physics
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high-energy physics ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
beyond-Standard-Model particles
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highly ionizing particles ⓘ magnetic monopoles ⓘ |
| searchesFor |
Dirac magnetic monopoles
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Q-balls ⓘ exotic stable massive particles ⓘ monopolium ⓘ supersymmetric long-lived particles ⓘ ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles ⓘ |
| sensitivityFeature | optimized for very high ionization energy loss ⓘ |
| spokesperson | James Pinfold ⓘ |
| startOfDataTaking | 2010 ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
Timepix radiation monitors
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linked to:
Silicon Pixel Detector
aluminium trapping volumes ⓘ plastic nuclear track detectors ⓘ |
| website | https://moedal.web.cern.ch ⓘ |
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