The MoEDAL Experiment at the Large hadron Collider

2010年，大型强子对撞机（LHC）的MoEDAL实验于2015年6月开始采集数据。MoEDAL是一个开创性的实验，旨在寻找新物理的高电离形象，如磁单极子或大质量（伪）稳定带电粒子。其开创性的物理程序定义了超过34个场景，这些场景可能会对诸如以下基本问题产生革命性的见解：是否存在额外的维度或新的对称性；质量产生的机制是什么？磁荷存在吗？暗物质的本质是什么？大爆炸是如何发展的。MoEDAL的目的是在该领域的前沿迎接这些挑战。2014年底部署在LHC环上8号点（IP8）的MoEDAL探测器采用了一种创新且经济高效的被动和主动探测技术组合。MoEDAL实验由阿尔伯塔大学领导，目前由来自13个国家25个研究所的65名物理学家组成。MoEDAL物理项目旨在以互补的方式扩展LHC的物理视野。

In 2010 the MoEDAL experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) started data taking in June 2015. MoEDAL is a pioneering experiment designed to search for highly ionizing avatars of new physics such as magnetic monopoles or massive (pseudo-)stable charged particles. Its groundbreaking physics program defines over 34 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; what is the nature of dark matter; and, how did the big-bang develop. MoEDAL's purpose is to meet these challenges at the frontier of the field. The MoEDAL detector deployed at Point 8 (IP8) on the LHC ring late in 2014 utilizes an innovative and cost-effective combination of passive and active detection techniques. The MoEDAL experiment is led by the University of Alberta and now consists of 65 physicists from 25 institutes in 13 countries. MoEDAL physics program is designed to expand the physics horizons of the LHC in a complementary way.