Testing effects of Lorentz invariance violation in the propagation of astroparticles with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Issue 1 (17th January 2022)

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• Authors: Abreu, P.; Aglietta, M.; Albury, J.M.; Allekotte, I.; Almeida Cheminant, K.; Almela, A.; Alvarez-Muñiz, J.; Alves Batista, R.; Anastasi, G.A.; Anchordoqui, L.; Andrada, B.; Andringa, S.; Aramo, C.; Araújo Ferreira, P.R.; Arnone, E.; Arteaga Velázquez, J.C.; Asorey, H.; Assis, P.; Avila, G.; Badescu, A.M.; Bakalova, A.; Balaceanu, A.; Barbato, F.; Bellido, J.A.; Berat, C.; Bertaina, M.E.; Bertou, X.; Bhatta, G.; Biermann, P.L.; Binet, V.; Bismark, K.; Bister, T.; Biteau, J.; Blazek, J.; Bleve, C.; Blümer, J.; Boháčová, M.; Boncioli, D.; Bonifazi, C.; Bonneau Arbeletche, L.; Borodai, N.; Botti, A.M.; Brack, J.; Bretz, T.; Brichetto Orchera, P.G.; Briechle, F.L.; Buchholz, P.; Bueno, A.; Buitink, S.; Buscemi, M.; Büsken, M.; Caballero-Mora, K.S.; Caccianiga, L.; Canfora, F.; Caracas, I.; Caruso, R.; Castellina, A.; Catalani, F.; Cataldi, G.; Cazon, L.; Cerda, M.; Chinellato, J.A.; Chudoba, J.; Chytka, L.; Clay, R.W.; Cobos Cerutti, A.C.; Colalillo, R.; Coleman, A.; Coluccia, M.R.; Conceição, R.; Condorelli, A.; Consolati, G.; Contreras, F.; Convenga, F.; Correia dos Santos, D.; Covault, C.E.; Dasso, S.; Daumiller, K.; Dawson, B.R.; Day, J.A.; de Almeida, R.M.; de Jesús, J.; de Jong, S.J.; de Mello Neto, J.R.T.; De Mitri, I.; de Oliveira, J.; de Oliveira Franco, D.; de Palma, F.; de Souza, V.; De Vito, E.; Del Popolo, A.; del Río, M.; Deligny, O.; Deval, L.; di Matteo, A.; Dobre, M.; Dobrigkeit, C.; D'Olivo, J.C.; Domingues Mendes, L.M.; dos Anjos, R.C.; Dova, M.T.; Ebr, J.; Engel, R.; Epicoco, I.; Erdmann, M.; Escobar, C.O.; Etchegoyen, A.; Falcke, H.; Farmer, J.; Farrar, G.; Fauth, A.C.; Fazzini, N.; Feldbusch, F.; Fenu, F.; Fick, B.; Figueira, J.M.; Filipčič, A.; Fitoussi, T.; Fodran, T.; Fujii, T.; Fuster, A.; Galea, C.; Galelli, C.; García, B.; Garcia Vegas, A.L.; Gemmeke, H.; Gesualdi, F.; Gherghel-Lascu, A.; Ghia, P.L.; Giaccari, U.; Giammarchi, M.; Glombitza, J.; Gobbi, F.; Gollan, F.; Golup, G.; Gómez Berisso, M.; Gómez Vitale, P.F.; Gongora, J.P.; González, J.M.; González, N.; Goos, I.; Góra, D.; Gorgi, A.; Gottowik, M.; Grubb, T.D.; Guarino, F.; Guedes, G.P.; Guido, E.; Hahn, S.; Hamal, P.; Hampel, M.R.; Hansen, P.; Harari, D.; Harvey, V.M.; Haungs, A.; Hebbeker, T.; Heck, D.; Hill, G.C.; Hojvat, C.; Hörandel, J.R.; Horvath, P.; Hrabovský, M.; Huege, T.; Insolia, A.; Isar, P.G.; Janecek, P.; Johnsen, J.A.; Jurysek, J.; Kääpä, A.; Kampert, K.H.; Karastathis, N.; Keilhauer, B.; Khakurdikar, A.; Kizakke Covilakam, V.V.; Klages, H.O.; Kleifges, M.; Kleinfeller, J.; Knapp, F.; Kunka, N.; Lago, B.L.; Lang, R.G.; Langner, N.; Leigui de Oliveira, M.A.; Lenok, V.; Letessier-Selvon, A.; Lhenry-Yvon, I.; Lo Presti, D.; Lopes, L.; López, R.; Lu, L.; Luce, Q.; Lundquist, J.P.; Machado Payeras, A.; Mancarella, G.; Mandat, D.; Manning, B.C.; Manshanden, J.; Mantsch, P.; Marafico, S.; Mariani, F.M.; Mariazzi, A.G.; Mariş, I.C.; Marsella, G.; Martello, D.; Martinelli, S.; Martínez Bravo, O.; Mastrodicasa, M.; Mathes, H.J.; Matthews, J.; Matthiae, G.; Mayotte, E.; Mayotte, S.; Mazur, P.O.; Medina-Tanco, G.; Melo, D.; Menshikov, A.; Michal, S.; Micheletti, M.I.; Miramonti, L.; Mollerach, S.; Montanet, F.; Morejon, L.; Morello, C.; Mostafá, M.; Müller, A.L.; Muller, M.A.; Mulrey, K.; Mussa, R.; Muzio, M.; Namasaka, W.M.; Nasr-Esfahani, A.; Nellen, L.; Nicora, G.; Niculescu-Oglinzanu, M.; Niechciol, M.; Nitz, D.; Nosek, D.; Novotny, V.; Nožka, L.; Nucita, A.; Núñez, L.A.; Oliveira, C.; Palatka, M.; Pallotta, J.; Papenbreer, P.; Parente, G.; Parra, A.; Pawlowsky, J.; Pech, M.; Pȩkala, J.; Pelayo, R.; Peña-Rodriguez, J.; Pereira Martins, E.E.; Perez Armand, J.; Pérez Bertolli, C.; Perlin, M.; Perrone, L.; Petrera, S.; Petrucci, C.; Pierog, T.; Pimenta, M.; Pirronello, V.; Platino, M.; Pont, B.; Pothast, M.; Privitera, P.; Prouza, M.; Puyleart, A.; Querchfeld, S.; Rautenberg, J.; Ravignani, D.; Reininghaus, M.; Ridky, J.; Riehn, F.; Risse, M.; Rizi, V.; Rodrigues de Carvalho, W.; Rodriguez Rojo, J.; Roncoroni, M.J.; Rossoni, S.; Roth, M.; Roulet, E.; Rovero, A.C.; Ruehl, P.; Saftoiu, A.; Saharan, M.; Salamida, F.; Salazar, H.; Salina, G.; Sanabria Gomez, J.D.; Sánchez, F.; Santos, E.M.; Santos, E.; Sarazin, F.; Sarmento, R.; Sarmiento-Cano, C.; Sato, R.; Savina, P.; Schäfer, C.M.; Scherini, V.; Schieler, H.; Schimassek, M.; Schimp, M.; Schlüter, F.; Schmidt, D.; Scholten, O.; Schoorlemmer, H.; Schovánek, P.; Schröder, F.G.; Schulte, J.; Schulz, T.; Sciutto, S.J.; Scornavacche, M.; Segreto, A.; Sehgal, S.; Shellard, R.C.; Sigl, G.; Silli, G.; Sima, O.; Smau, R.; Šmída, R.; Sommers, P.; Soriano, J.F.; Squartini, R.; Stadelmaier, M.; Stanca, D.; Stanič, S.; Stasielak, J.; Stassi, P.; Streich, A.; Suárez-Durán, M.; Sudholz, T.; Suomijärvi, T.; Supanitsky, A.D.; Szadkowski, Z.; Tapia, A.; Taricco, C.; Timmermans, C.; Tkachenko, O.; Tobiska, P.; Todero Peixoto, C.J.; Tomé, B.; Torrès, Z.; Travaini, A.; Travnicek, P.; Trimarelli, C.; Tueros, M.; Ulrich, R.; Unger, M.; Vaclavek, L.; Vacula, M.; Valdés Galicia, J.F.; Valore, L.; Varela, E.; Vásquez-Ramírez, A.; Veberič, D.; Ventura, C.; Vergara Quispe, I.D.; Verzi, V.; Vicha, J.; Vink, J.; Vorobiov, S.; Wahlberg, H.; Watanabe, C.; Watson, A.A.; Weindl, A.; Wiencke, L.; Wilczyński, H.; Wittkowski, D.; Wundheiler, B.; Yushkov, A.; Zapparrata, O.; Zas, E.; Zavrtanik, D.; Zavrtanik, M.; Zehrer, L.;
• Other Names: collab.
• Is Part Of: Journal of cosmology and astroparticle physics. Volume 2022:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-01-17
• Subjects: cosmic ray experiments -- ultra high energy cosmic rays -- physics of the early universe; Cosmology -- Periodicals; Astrophysics -- Periodicals; 523.0105
• DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2022/01/023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1475-7516

Abstract

Abstract: Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) is often described by dispersion relations of the form E i 2 = m i 2 + p i 2 +δi, n E 2+n with delta different based on particle type i, with energy E, momentum p and rest mass m . Kinematics and energy thresholds of interactions are modified once the LIV terms become comparable to the squared masses of the particles involved. Thus, the strongest constraints on the LIV coefficients δi, n tend to come from the highest energies. At sufficiently high energies, photons produced by cosmic ray interactions as they propagate through the Universe could be subluminal and unattenuated over cosmological distances. Cosmic ray interactions can also be modified and lead to detectable fingerprints in the energy spectrum and mass composition observed on Earth. The data collected at the Pierre Auger Observatory are therefore possibly sensitive to both the electromagnetic and hadronic sectors of LIV. In this article, we explore these two sectors by comparing the energy spectrum and the composition of cosmic rays and the upper limits on the photon flux from the Pierre Auger Observatory with simulations including LIV. Constraints on LIV parameters depend strongly on the mass composition of cosmic rays at the highest energies. For the electromagnetic sector, while no constraints can be obtained in the absence of protons beyond 10 19 eV, we obtain δγ, 0 > -10 -21, δγ, 1 > -10 -40 eV -1 and δγ, 2 > -10 -58 eV -2 in the case of a subdominant proton component up to 10 20 eV. For the hadronic sector, we study the best description of the data as a function of LIV coefficients and we derive constraints in the hadronic sector such as δhad, 0 < 10 -19, δhad, 1 < 10 -38 eV -1 and δhad, 2 < 10 -57 eV -2 at 5σ CL.