MoEDAL
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MoEDAL is a dedicated particle physics experiment at CERN designed to search for highly ionizing particles such as magnetic monopoles and other exotic, long-lived states beyond the Standard Model.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MoEDAL canonical | 7 |
| MoEDAL Collaboration | 1 |
| MoEDAL detector design and leadership | 1 |
| MoEDAL experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20805 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MoEDAL Context triple: [CERN, hostsExperiment, MoEDAL]
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A.
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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B.
MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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C.
Augmentation Research Center
The Augmentation Research Center was a pioneering research group at SRI International led by Douglas Engelbart, known for groundbreaking work in interactive computing, including the development of the oN-Line System (NLS), the computer mouse, and early hypertext.
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D.
CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MoEDAL Target entity description: MoEDAL is a dedicated particle physics experiment at CERN designed to search for highly ionizing particles such as magnetic monopoles and other exotic, long-lived states beyond the Standard Model.
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A.
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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B.
MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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C.
Augmentation Research Center
The Augmentation Research Center was a pioneering research group at SRI International led by Douglas Engelbart, known for groundbreaking work in interactive computing, including the development of the oN-Line System (NLS), the computer mouse, and early hypertext.
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D.
CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned for its large particle accelerators and fundamental physics experiments that have led to major discoveries such as the Higgs boson.
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E.
Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
ⓘ
LHC experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| acronym | MoEDAL ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
research institutes
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universities ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataSource |
heavy-ion collisions at the LHC
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proton-proton collisions at the LHC ⓘ |
| designedFor |
detection of highly ionizing particle tracks
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detection of magnetic monopoles produced in LHC collisions ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
passive detector technology
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sensitivity to very highly ionizing particles ⓘ use of trapping volumes for post-run analysis ⓘ |
| fullName | Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
search results for magnetic monopoles at the LHC
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upper limits on monopole production cross sections ⓘ |
| hostOrganization | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedAtAccelerator | Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| locatedAtInteractionPoint |
LHCb interaction point
ⓘ
linked to:
LHCb
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| locatedInFacility | CERN ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MoEDAL Collaboration
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linked to:
MoEDAL
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| operationalEnvironment | underground experimental cavern at CERN ⓘ |
| physicsProgram |
searches for physics beyond the Standard Model at the LHC
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tests of grand unified theories ⓘ tests of theories predicting magnetic monopoles ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | search for magnetic monopoles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
LHCb experiment
ⓘ
linked to:
LHCb
|
| researchFocus |
search for dyons
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search for highly ionizing particles ⓘ search for multiply charged particles ⓘ search for particles beyond the Standard Model ⓘ search for stable or long-lived exotic particles ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
experimental high-energy physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| searchesFor |
Q-balls
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electrically charged long-lived particles ⓘ exotic stable massive particles ⓘ magnetic monopoles ⓘ supersymmetric long-lived states ⓘ topological defects ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType |
nuclear track detectors
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timepix pixel detectors ⓘ trapping detectors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MoEDAL Description of subject: MoEDAL is a dedicated particle physics experiment at CERN designed to search for highly ionizing particles such as magnetic monopoles and other exotic, long-lived states beyond the Standard Model.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MoEDAL
linked to: MoEDAL
linked to: MoEDAL