Published July 2010
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Journal article
Quantum gravity at the LHC
Creators
- 1. University of Sussex Falmer, Physics and Astronomy, Brighton (United Kingdom)
- 2. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Leuven (Belgium)
- 3. Universite Catholique de Louvain, Center for Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Description
We study the production of massless gravitons at the LHC and compare our results to those obtained in extra-dimensional models. The signature in both cases is missing energy plus jets. In case of non-observation, the LHC could be used to put the tightest limit to date on the value of the Planck mass. (orig.)
Availability note (English)
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1340-4Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C
- Journal Volume
- 68
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 305-311
- ISSN
- 1434-6044
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 41100330
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNIHILATION; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS; GLUON-GLUON INTERACTIONS; GLUONS; GRAVITONS; HADRONS; JET MODEL; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; MASS; MULTIPLE PRODUCTION; PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM GRAVITY; QUARK-ANTIQUARK INTERACTIONS; QUARK-GLUON INTERACTIONS; QUARKS; TEV RANGE 10-100; TRANSVERSE ENERGY
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; POSTULATED PARTICLES; PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA; TEV RANGE; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES