Science Wonders

Detector experiment

MoEDAL-MAPP

Look for magnetic monopoles, highly ionizing particles, and other exotic signatures.

Specialization
Magnetic monopole and highly ionizing event signatures
Classification
exotic searches
Topology
Passive nuclear track plates

Event signature

How a collision looks in this detector.

Thick tracks with unique bright streak style.

MOEDAL · PASSIVENuclear track plates · no readoutEtch-pit plates wait around the IP · only highly ionizing slow particles (monopoles, HICs) leave a mark
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Purpose

Test signatures beyond mainstream detector designs.

What it does

Purpose & signature.

Test signatures beyond mainstream detector designs.

Signature profile
Dense slow tracks and unusual ionization footprints

Record sources

What anchors this detector page.

Guided tour

Guided learning path

A four-step arc: follow the beam, see the aftermath, compare with spacetime signals, then test your intuition.

Continue · Compare with spacetime signals
  1. 01 · Visited

    Follow the beam

    Start with the injector chain so the rest of the site follows a physical sequence.

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  2. 02 · You are here

    See the collision aftermath

    See which detectors catch which particles after a collision.

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  3. 03 · Next

    Compare with spacetime signals

    Switch to gravitational waves: tune mass, distance, and noise to find the signal.

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  4. 04 · Next

    Test your intuition

    Short quizzes on accelerator ordering, detector choice, and signal tuning.

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