Limits on light-speed anisotropies from Compton scattering of high-energy electrons

Details Limits on light-speed anisotropies from Compton scattering of high-energy electrons Limits on light-speed anisotropies from Compton scattering of high-energy electrons

2010-05-28

arxiv.org/abs/1005.5230v2

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Experiment

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

The possibility of anisotropies in the speed of light relative to the limiting speed of electrons is considered. The absence of sidereal variations in the energy of Compton-edge photons at the ESRF's GRAAL facility constrains such anisotropies representing the first non-threshold collision-kinematics study of Lorentz violation. When interpreted within the minimal Standard-Model Extension, this result yields the two-sided limit of 1.6 x 10^{-14} at 95% confidence level on a combination of the parity-violating photon and electron coefficients kappa_{o+} and c. This new constraint provides an improvement over previous bounds by one order of magnitude.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Limits on light-speed anisotropies from Compton scattering of high-energy electrons does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Limits on light-speed anisotropies from Compton scattering of high-energy electrons, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Limits on light-speed anisotropies from Compton scattering of high-energy electrons will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-15685