Analysis of mixed radiation fields at the MoEDAL experiment based on real-time data from a Timepix detector network
Abstract
The primary objective of this work is the determination of fluences and characteristics of fast neutrons, other hadrons, and highly ionizing particles (HIPs) in the environment of the MoEDAL experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. These particles may constitute an experimental background for the passive Nuclear Track Detectors (NTDs) used by MoEDAL to search for tracks potentially produced by magnetic monopoles, in particular by particles indistinguishable in NTD from monopoles. The study is based on data acquired by the Timepix hybrid silicon pixel detector network, which represents the first and only active detector system installed and operated as part of the MoEDAL experiment from 2013 to 2018. The Timepix detector network enables real-time measurements of mixed radiation fields, including the composition, spectral properties, and directional characteristics of individual radiation components across different regions of the MoEDAL experimental area. The paper presents detailed results of the radiation field analysis with emphasis on neutrons and HIPs, including their directional distributions. The first results demonstrating the spatial tracking capabilities of the Timepix detectors are also reported, illustrating the reconstruction of particle direction and energy-loss profiles from individual detector frames.
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BibTeX
@misc{bergmann2026analysis,
title = {{Analysis of mixed radiation fields at the MoEDAL experiment based on real-time data from a Timepix detector network}},
author = {Benedikt Bergmann and Petr Burian and Josef Janeček and Claude Leroy and Petr Mánek and James Pinfold and Stanislav Pospíšil and Richard Soluk and Michal Suk},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2605.05936},
eprint = {2605.05936},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05936},
note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Analysis of mixed radiation fields at the MoEDAL experiment based on real-time data from a Timepix detector network
AU - Benedikt Bergmann
AU - Petr Burian
AU - Josef Janeček
AU - Claude Leroy
AU - Petr Mánek
AU - James Pinfold
AU - Stanislav Pospíšil
AU - Richard Soluk
AU - Michal Suk
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/17
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2605.05936
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05936
AB - The primary objective of this work is the determination of fluences and characteristics of fast neutrons, other hadrons, and highly ionizing particles (HIPs) in the environment of the MoEDAL experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. These particles may constitute an experimental background for the passive Nuclear Track Detectors (NTDs) used by MoEDAL to search for tracks potentially produced by magnetic monopoles, in particular by particles indistinguishable in NTD from monopoles. The study is based on data acquired by the Timepix hybrid silicon pixel detector network, which represents the first and only active detector system installed and operated as part of the MoEDAL experiment from 2013 to 2018. The Timepix detector network enables real-time measurements of mixed radiation fields, including the composition, spectral properties, and directional characteristics of individual radiation components across different regions of the MoEDAL experimental area. The paper presents detailed results of the radiation field analysis with emphasis on neutrons and HIPs, including their directional distributions. The first results demonstrating the spatial tracking capabilities of the Timepix detectors are also reported, illustrating the reconstruction of particle direction and energy-loss profiles from individual detector frames.
ER -