Constraints on Lorentz Invariance Violation from HAWC Observations of Gamma Rays above 100 TeV.

Journal

Physical review letters

ISSN: 1079-7114

Titre abrégé: Phys Rev Lett

Pays: United States

ID NLM: 0401141

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 Apr 2020

Historique:

revised: 07 02 2020

received: 18 11 2019

accepted: 04 03 2020

entrez: 18 4 2020

pubmed: 18 4 2020

medline: 18 4 2020

Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Because of the high energies and long distances to the sources, astrophysical observations provide a unique opportunity to test possible signatures of Lorentz invariance violation (LIV). Superluminal LIV enables the decay of photons at high energy. The high altitude water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory is among the most sensitive gamma-ray instruments currently operating above 10 TeV. HAWC finds evidence of 100 TeV photon emission from at least four astrophysical sources. These observations exclude, for the strongest of the limits set, the LIV energy scale to 2.2×10^{31} eV, over 1800 times the Planck energy and an improvement of 1 to 2 orders of magnitude over previous limits.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.131101 PMID: 32302173

pubmed: 32302173

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.131101

doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

131101

Auteurs

A Albert (A)

Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

R Alfaro (R)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

C Alvarez (C)

Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 29050, Mexico.

J R Angeles Camacho (JR)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

J C Arteaga-Velázquez (JC)

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58040, Mexico.

K P Arunbabu (KP)

Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

D Avila Rojas (D)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

H A Ayala Solares (HA)

Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.

V Baghmanyan (V)

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 IFJ-PAN, Krakow 31342, Poland.

E Belmont-Moreno (E)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

S Y BenZvi (SY)

Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA.

C Brisbois (C)

Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295, USA.

K S Caballero-Mora (KS)

Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 29050, Mexico.

T Capistrán (T)

Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla 72840, Mexico.

A Carramiñana (A)

Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla 72840, Mexico.

S Casanova (S)

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 IFJ-PAN, Krakow 31342, Poland.

U Cotti (U)

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58040, Mexico.

J Cotzomi (J)

Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla 72570, Mexico.

S Coutiño de León (S)

Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla 72840, Mexico.

E De la Fuente (E)

Departamento de Física, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico.

C de León (C)

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58040, Mexico.

B L Dingus (BL)

Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

M A DuVernois (MA)

Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.

J C Díaz-Vélez (JC)

Departamento de Física, Centro Universitario de los Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 46600, Mexico.

R W Ellsworth (RW)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

K Engel (K)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

C Espinoza (C)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

H Fleischhack (H)

Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295, USA.

N Fraija (N)

Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

A Galván-Gámez (A)

Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

D Garcia (D)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

J A García-González (JA)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

F Garfias (F)

Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

M M González (MM)

Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

J A Goodman (JA)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

J P Harding (JP)

Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

S Hernandez (S)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

B Hona (B)

Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295, USA.

D Huang (D)

Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295, USA.

F Hueyotl-Zahuantitla (F)

Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 29050, Mexico.

P Hüntemeyer (P)

Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295, USA.

A Iriarte (A)

Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

V Joshi (V)

Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.

A Lara (A)

Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

W H Lee (WH)

Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

H León Vargas (H)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

J T Linnemann (JT)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

A L Longinotti (AL)

Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla 72840, Mexico.

G Luis-Raya (G)

Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca, Pachuca, Hgo 42083, Mexico.

J Lundeen (J)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

R López-Coto (R)

INFN and Universita di Padova, via Marzolo 8, I-35131, Padova, Italy.

K Malone (K)

Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

S S Marinelli (SS)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

I Martinez-Castellanos (I)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

J Martínez-Castro (J)

Centro de Investigación en Computación, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City 07738, Mexico.

H Martínez-Huerta (H)

Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Sao Paolo 13566-590, Brasil.

J A Matthews (JA)

Dept of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.

P Miranda-Romagnoli (P)

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca 42184, Mexico.

J A Morales-Soto (JA)

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia 58040, Mexico.

E Moreno (E)

Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla 72570, Mexico.

A Nayerhoda (A)

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 IFJ-PAN, Krakow 31342, Poland.

L Nellen (L)

Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

M Newbold (M)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.

M U Nisa (MU)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

R Noriega-Papaqui (R)

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca 42184, Mexico.

N Omodei (N)

Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

A Peisker (A)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

E G Pérez-Pérez (EG)

Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca, Pachuca, Hgo 42083, Mexico.

C D Rho (CD)

Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA.

C Rivière (C)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

D Rosa-González (D)

Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla 72840, Mexico.

M Rosenberg (M)

Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.

E Ruiz-Velasco (E)

Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.

H Salazar (H)

Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla 72570, Mexico.

F Salesa Greus (F)

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 IFJ-PAN, Krakow 31342, Poland.

A Sandoval (A)

Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico.

M Schneider (M)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

H Schoorlemmer (H)

Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.

G Sinnis (G)

Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

A J Smith (AJ)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

R W Springer (RW)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.

P Surajbali (P)

Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.

E Tabachnick (E)

Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.

M Tanner (M)

Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.

O Tibolla (O)

Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca, Pachuca, Hgo 42083, Mexico.

K Tollefson (K)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.

I Torres (I)

Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla 72840, Mexico.

R Torres-Escobedo (R)

Departamento de Física, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico.

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1051, USA.

T Weisgarber (T)

Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.

G Yodh (G)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.

A Zepeda (A)

Physics Department, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico City 07360, Mexico.

H Zhou (H)

Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

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