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We study AdS3 \( \times {S}^3/{\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_k\times {\tilde{S}}^3/{\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_{k^{\prime }} \) solutions to M-theory preserving \( \mathcal{N} \) = (0, 4) supersymmetries, arising as near-horizon limits of M2-M5 brane intersections ending on M5’-branes, with both types of five-branes placed on A-type singularities. Solutions in this class asymptote locally to AdS7\( /{\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_k\times {\tilde{S}}^3/{\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_{k^{\prime }} \), and can thus be interpreted as holographic duals to surface defect CFTs within the \( \mathcal{N} \) = (1, 0) 6d CFT dual to this solution. Upon reduction to Type IIA, we obtain a new class of solutions of the form AdS3× S3/ℤk × S2 ×Σ2 preserving (0,4) supersymmetries. We construct explicit 2d quiver CFTs dual to these solutions, describing D2-D4 surface defects embedded within the 6d (1,0) quiver CFT dual to the AdS7/ℤk solution to massless IIA. Finally, in the massive case, we show that the recently constructed AdS3 × S2 × CY2 solutions with \( \mathcal{N} \) = (0, 4) supersymmetries gain a defect interpretation as surface CFTs originating from D2-NS5-D6 defects embedded within the 5d CFT dual to the Brandhuber-Oz AdS6 background.
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Faedo, F., Lozano, Y. & Petri, N. Searching for surface defect CFTs within AdS3. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 52 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2020)052
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