来自LHAASO的洛伦兹不变违规的严格测试GRB 221009A的观测
Zhen Cao1,2,3, F Aharonian4,5, Axikegu6
1Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics and Experimental Physics Division and Computing Center, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China.
Physical review letters
|August 30, 2024
概括
大高空空气淋天文台 (LHAASO) 观测到马射线爆发221009A,为量子引力理论提供了新的见解. 这项研究为光速的潜在违规设定了新的极限,有助于寻找量子引力效应.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 粒子物理学 粒子物理学
- 宇宙学的宇宙学是什么?
背景情况:
- 马射线爆发 (GRB) 是一种强大的宇宙爆炸.
- 最亮的GRB,221009A,是由大型高空空中淋浴天文台 (LHAASO) 观测到的.
- 量子引力 (QG) 理论预测潜在的违反洛伦兹不变度 (LIV),影响光速.
研究的目的:
- 为了限制光速在真空中的能量依赖性.
- 通过分析GRB后光来测试量子引力理论的预测.
- 在量子引力能量尺度上建立新的下限.
主要方法:
- 利用由LHAASO获得的GRB 221009A的高光子统计TeV后照数据.
- 应用理论模型,将LIV效应与光子传播联系起来.
- 在量子引力能量尺度上计算95%的信心水平下限.
主要成果:
- 这项研究对线性和二次的洛伦兹不变违规 (LIV) 效应产生了严格的约束.
- 在量子重力能量尺度上设置了下限:E_{QG,1}>10 E_{Pl}对于线性LIV和E_{QG,2}>6×10^{-8}E_{Pl}对于二次性LIV.
- 对二次 LIV 的推导极限显著改善了之前的最佳极限,因数为 5-7.
结论:
- 对于GRB 221009A的LHAASO观测提供了迄今为止在量子引力能量尺度上最精确的约束.
- 这些结果强烈反对某些量子引力模型,这些模型在较低的能量尺度上预测了显著的LIV.
- 这项研究强调了高能天体物理观测对基础物理研究的重要性.
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