Modification of the mean free path of very high-energy photons due to a relativistic deformed kinematics

Carmona, J.M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Cortés, J.L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Relancio, J.J. ; Reyes, M.A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vincueria, A.

Resumen: Ultra-high-energy physics is about to enter a new era thanks to the impressive results of experiments such as the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory, detecting photons of up to 1.4×10^15 eV (PeV scale). These new results could be used to test deviations with respect to special relativity. While this has been already explored within the approach of Lorentz Invariance Violation theories, in this work we consider, for the first time, modifications due to a relativistic deformed kinematics (which appear in Doubly Special Relativity, or DSR, theories). In particular, we study the mean free path of very high-energy photons due to electron-positron pair creation when interacting with low-energy photons of the cosmic microwave background. Depending on the energy scale of the relativistic deformed kinematics, present (or near future) experiments can be sensitive enough to be able to identify deviations from special relativity.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02920-3

Año: 2022

Publicado en: European Physical Journal Plus 137, 7 (2022), 768 [12 pp.]
ISSN: 2190-5444

Factor impacto JCR: 3.4 (2022)

Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 29 / 85 = 0.341 (2022) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.9 - Chemical Engineering (Q2) - Physics and Astronomy (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.548 - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI-FEDER/PGC2018-095328-B-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2019-106802GB-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PRE2019-089024
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E24-2

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Teórica (Dpto. Física Teórica)
Área (Departamento): Área Física Atóm.Molec.y Nucl. (Dpto. Física Teórica)