Stringent Tests of Lorentz Invariance Violation from LHAASO Observations of GRB 221009A

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Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics and Experimental Physics Division and Computing Center, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China.
³ Tianfu Cosmic Ray Research Center, 610000 Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
⁴ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 31 Fitzwilliam Place, 2 Dublin, Ireland.
⁵ Max-Planck-Institut for Nuclear Physics, P.O. Box 103980, 69029 Heidelberg, Germany.
⁶ School of Physical Science and Technology and School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
⁷ School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
⁸ Center for Astrophysics, Guangzhou University, 510006 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
⁹ Tsung-Dao Lee Institute and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China.
¹⁰ Institute for Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, Russia.
¹¹ Hebei Normal University, 050024 Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
¹² University of Science and Technology of China, 230026 Hefei, Anhui, China.
¹³ State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, China.
¹⁴ Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy and Key Laboratory of Radio Astronomy, <a href="https://ror.org/02eb4t121">Purple Mountain Observatory</a>, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210023 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
¹⁵ Research Center for Astronomical Computing, Zhejiang Laboratory, 311121 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
¹⁶ Key Laboratory for Research in Galaxies and Cosmology, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200030 Shanghai, China.
¹⁷ School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, 650091 Kunming, Yunnan, China.
¹⁸ Key Laboratory of Cosmic Rays (Tibet University), Ministry of Education, 850000 Lhasa, Tibet, China.
¹⁹ National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China.
²⁰ School of Physics and Astronomy (Zhuhai) and School of Physics (Guangzhou) and Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, 519000 Zhuhai and 510275 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
²¹ Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, Shandong, China.
²² APC, Université Paris Cité, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, 119 75205 Paris, France.
²³ Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.
²⁴ School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, 450001 Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
²⁵ Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 650216 Kunming, Yunnan, China.
²⁶ China Center of Advanced Science and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
²⁷ College of Physics, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
²⁸ School of Physics, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
²⁹ Guangxi Key Laboratory for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 530004 Nanning, Guangxi, China.
³⁰ Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
³¹ Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Moscow, Russia.
³² Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and High Energy Physics, School of Physics and Materials Science and Institute of Space Science and Technology, Nanchang University, 330031 Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
³³ National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China.
³⁴ School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.

PMID: 39213544
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.071501

Stringent Tests of Lorentz Invariance Violation from LHAASO Observations of GRB 221009A

Zhen Cao et al. Phys Rev Lett. 2024.

. 2024 Aug 16;133(7):071501.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.071501.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics and Experimental Physics Division and Computing Center, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China.
³ Tianfu Cosmic Ray Research Center, 610000 Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
⁴ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 31 Fitzwilliam Place, 2 Dublin, Ireland.
⁵ Max-Planck-Institut for Nuclear Physics, P.O. Box 103980, 69029 Heidelberg, Germany.
⁶ School of Physical Science and Technology and School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
⁷ School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
⁸ Center for Astrophysics, Guangzhou University, 510006 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
⁹ Tsung-Dao Lee Institute and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China.
¹⁰ Institute for Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, Russia.
¹¹ Hebei Normal University, 050024 Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
¹² University of Science and Technology of China, 230026 Hefei, Anhui, China.
¹³ State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, China.
¹⁴ Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy and Key Laboratory of Radio Astronomy, <a href="https://ror.org/02eb4t121">Purple Mountain Observatory</a>, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210023 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
¹⁵ Research Center for Astronomical Computing, Zhejiang Laboratory, 311121 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
¹⁶ Key Laboratory for Research in Galaxies and Cosmology, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200030 Shanghai, China.
¹⁷ School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, 650091 Kunming, Yunnan, China.
¹⁸ Key Laboratory of Cosmic Rays (Tibet University), Ministry of Education, 850000 Lhasa, Tibet, China.
¹⁹ National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China.
²⁰ School of Physics and Astronomy (Zhuhai) and School of Physics (Guangzhou) and Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, 519000 Zhuhai and 510275 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
²¹ Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, Shandong, China.
²² APC, Université Paris Cité, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, 119 75205 Paris, France.
²³ Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.
²⁴ School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, 450001 Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
²⁵ Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 650216 Kunming, Yunnan, China.
²⁶ China Center of Advanced Science and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
²⁷ College of Physics, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
²⁸ School of Physics, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
²⁹ Guangxi Key Laboratory for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 530004 Nanning, Guangxi, China.
³⁰ Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
³¹ Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Moscow, Russia.
³² Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and High Energy Physics, School of Physics and Materials Science and Institute of Space Science and Technology, Nanchang University, 330031 Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
³³ National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China.
³⁴ School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.

PMID: 39213544
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.071501

Abstract

On 9 October 2022, the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) reported the observation of the very early TeV afterglow of the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst 221009A, recording the highest photon statistics in the TeV band ever obtained from a gamma-ray burst. We use this unique observation to place stringent constraints on the energy dependence of the speed of light in vacuum, a manifestation of Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) predicted by some quantum gravity (QG) theories. Our results show that the 95% confidence level lower limits on the QG energy scales are E_{QG,1}>10 times the Planck energy E_{Pl} for the linear LIV effect, and E_{QG,2}>6×10^{-8}E_{Pl} for the quadratic LIV effect. Our limits on the quadratic LIV case improve previous best bounds by factors of 5-7.

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