Search for Light-Speed Anisotropies Using Compton Scattering of High-Energy Electrons

Rebreyend, D.; Bocquet, J.-P.; Moricciani, D.; Bellini, V.; Beretta, M.; Casano, L.; Dangelo, A.; di Salvo, R.; Fantini, A.; Franco, D.; Gervino, G.; Ghio, F.; Giardina, G.; Girolami, B.; Giusa, A.; Gurzadyan, V. G.; Kashin, A.; Knyazyan, S.; Lapik, A.; Lehnert, R.; Levi Sandri, P.; Lleres, A.; Mammoliti, F.; Mandaglio, G.; Manganaro, M.; Margarian, A.; Mehrabyan, S.; Messi, R.; Nedorezov, V.; Perrin, C.; Randieri, C.; Rudnev, N.; Russo, G.; Schaerf, C.; Sperduto, M.-L.; Sutera, M.-C.; Turinge, A.; Vegna, V.
Referencia bibliográfica

CPT AND Lorentz Symmetry. Edited by V Alan Kostelecký (Indiana University, USA) . Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2011. ISBN #9789814327688, pp. 35-39

Fecha de publicación:
12
2011
Número de autores
38
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0
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2
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Descripción
Based on the high sensitivity of Compton scattering off ultra relativistic electrons, the possibility of anisotropies in the speed of light is investigated. The result discussed in this contribution is based on the γ-ray beam of the ESRF's GRAAL facility (Grenoble, France) and the search for sidereal variations in the energy of the Compton-edge photons. The absence of oscillations yields the two-sided limit of 1.6 × 10-14 at 95% confidence level on a combination of photon and electron coefficients of the minimal Standard-Model Extension (mSME). This new constraint provides an improvement over previous bounds by one order of magnitude.