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We propose a model-independent approach for the search of charged long-lived particles produced in ultraperipheral collisions at the LHC. The main idea is to improve event reconstruction at ATLAS and CMS with the help of their forward detectors. Detection of both scattered protons in forward detectors allows complete recovery of event kinematics. Though this requirement reduces the number of events, it greatly suppresses the background, including the large background from the pile-up.
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Godunov, S.I., Novikov, V.A., Rozanov, A.N. et al. Quasistable charginos in ultraperipheral proton-proton collisions at the LHC. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 143 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2020)143
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