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

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Albert, A. [1] ; Alfaro, R. [2] ; Alvarez, C. [3] ; Angeles Camacho, J. R. [2] ; Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C. [4] ; Arunbabu, K. P. [5] ; Avila Rojas, D. [2] ; Solares, H. A. Ayala [6] ; Baghmanyan, V [7] ; Belmont-Moreno, E. [2] ; BenZvi, S. Y. [8] ; Brisbois, C. [9] ; Caballero-Mora, K. S. [3] ; Capistran, T. [10] ; Carraminana, A. [10] ; Casanova, S. [7] ; Cotti, U. [4] ; Cotzomi, J. [11] ; Coutino de Leon, S. [10] ; De la Fuente, E. [12] ; de Leon, C. [4] ; Dingus, B. L. [1] ; DuVernois, M. A. [13] ; Diaz-Velez, J. C. [14] ; Ellsworth, R. W. [15] ; Engel, K. [15] ; Espinoza, C. [2] ; Fleischhack, H. [9] ; Fraija, N. [16] ; Galvan-Gamez, A. [16] ; Garcia, D. [2] ; Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A. [2] ; Garfias, F. [16] ; Gonzalez, M. M. [16] ; Goodman, J. A. [15] ; Harding, J. P. [1] ; Hernandez, S. [2] ; Hona, B. [9] ; Huang, D. [9] ; Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F. [3] ; Huntemeyer, P. [9] ; Iriarte, A. [16] ; Joshi, V [17] ; Lara, A. [5] ; Lee, W. H. [16] ; Leon Vargas, H. [2] ; Linnemann, J. T. [18] ; Longinotti, A. L. [10] ; Luis-Raya, G. [19] ; Lundeen, J. [18] ; Lopez-Coto, R. [20, 21] ; Malone, K. [1] ; Marinelli, S. S. [18] ; Martinez-Castellanos, I [15] ; Martinez-Castro, J. [22] ; Martinez-Huerta, H. [23] ; Matthews, J. A. [24] ; Miranda-Romagnoli, P. [25] ; Morales-Soto, J. A. [4] ; Moreno, E. [11] ; Nayerhoda, A. [7] ; Nellen, L. [26] ; Newbold, M. [27] ; Nisa, M. U. [18] ; Noriega-Papaqui, R. [25] ; Omodei, N. [28] ; Peisker, A. [18] ; Perez-Perez, E. G. [19] ; Rho, C. D. [8] ; Riviere, C. [15] ; Rosa-Gonzalez, D. [10] ; Rosenberg, M. [6] ; Ruiz-Velasco, E. [29] ; Salazar, H. [11] ; Greus, F. Salesa [7] ; Sandoval, A. [2] ; Schneider, M. [15] ; Schoorlemmer, H. [29] ; Sinnis, G. [1] ; Smith, A. J. [15] ; Springer, R. W. [27] ; Surajbali, P. [29] ; Tabachnick, E. [15] ; Tanner, M. [6] ; Tibolla, O. [19] ; Tollefson, K. [18] ; Torres, I [10] ; Torres-Escobedo, R. [30, 12] ; Weisgarber, T. [13] ; Yodh, G. [31] ; Zepeda, A. [32] ; Zhou, H. [1] ; Collaboration, HAWC
Total Authors: 93
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[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Phys Div, Los Alamos, NM 87545 - USA
[2] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Ciudad De Mexico 04510 - Mexico
[3] Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez 29050, Chiapas - Mexico
[4] Univ Michoacana de San Nicolas Hidalgo, Morelia 58040, Michoacan - Mexico
[5] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Ciudad De Mexico 04510 - Mexico
[6] Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, University Pk, PA 16802 - USA
[7] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Phys, IFJ PAN, PL-31342 Krakow - Poland
[8] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 - USA
[9] Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 - USA
[10] Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla 72840 - Mexico
[11] Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Puebla 72570 - Mexico
[12] Univ Guadalajara, Dept Fis, CUCEI, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco - Mexico
[13] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Madison, WI 53706 - USA
[14] Univ Guadalajara, Ctr Univ Valles, Dept Fis, Guadalajara 46600, Jalisco - Mexico
[15] Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 - USA
[16] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Ciudad De Mexico 04510 - Mexico
[17] Friedrich Alexander Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen Ctr Astroparticle Phys, D-91058 Erlangen - Germany
[18] Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 - USA
[19] Univ Politecn Pachuca, Pachuca 42083, Hgo - Mexico
[20] Univ Padua, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padua - Italy
[21] INFN, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padua - Italy
[22] Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Comp, Mexico City 07738, DF - Mexico
[23] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis Sao Carlos, BR-13566590 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[24] Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Albuquerque, NM 87131 - USA
[25] Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Pachuca 42184, Hidalgo - Mexico
[26] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ciencias Nucl, Ciudad De Mexico 04510 - Mexico
[27] Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 - USA
[28] Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 - USA
[29] Max Planck Inst Nucl Phys, D-69117 Heidelberg - Germany
[30] Texas Tech Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Lubbock, TX 79409 - USA
[31] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Phys & Astron, Irvine, CA 92697 - USA
[32] IPN, Phys Dept, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City 07360, DF - Mexico
Total Affiliations: 32
Document type: Journal article
Source: Physical Review Letters; v. 124, n. 13 MAR 30 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

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 x 10(31) eV, over 1800 times the Planck energy and an improvement of 1 to 2 orders of magnitude over previous limits. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/03680-3 - Lorentz invariance breaking test with astroparticles
Grantee:Humberto Martínez Huerta
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 15/15897-1 - Cherenkov Telescope Array - CTA
Grantee:Luiz Vitor de Souza Filho
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants