Search for Lorentz Invariance breaking with a likelihood fit of the PKS 2155-304 Flare Data Taken on MJD 53944

A. Abramowski; F. Acero; F. Aharonian; A. G. Akhperjanian; G. Anton; A. Barnacka; U. Barres de Almeida; A. R. Bazer-Bachi; Y. Becherini; J. Becker; B. Behera; K. Bernlöhr; A. Bochow; C. Boisson; J. Bolmont; P. Bordas; V. Borrel; J. Brucker; F. Brun; P. Brun; T. Bulik; I. Büsching; R. Bühler; S. Carrigan; S. Casanova; M. Cerruti; P. M. Chadwick; A. Charbonnier; R. C. G. Chaves; A. Cheesebrough; L. -M. Chounet; A. C. Clapson; G. Coignet; J. Conrad; M. Dalton; M. K. Daniel; I. D. Davids; B. Degrange; C. Deil; H. J. Dickinson; A. Djannati-Ataï; W. Domainko; L. O'C. Drury; F. Dubois; G. Dubus; J. Dyks; M. Dyrda; K. Egberts; P. Eger; P. Espigat; L. Fallon; C. Farnier; S. Fegan; F. Feinstein; M. V. Fernandes; A. Fiasson; A. Frster; G. Fontaine; M. Füßling; Y. A. Gallant; H. Gast; L. Gérard; D. Gerbig; B. Giebels; J. F. Glicenstein; B. Glück; P. Goret; D. Göring; J. D. Hague; D. Hampf; M. Hauser; S. Heinz; G. Heinzelmann; G. Henri; G. Hermann; J. A. Hinton; A. Hoffmann; W. Hofmann; P. Hofverberg; D. Horns; A. Jacholkowska; O. C. de Jager; C. Jahn; M. Jamrozy; I. Jung; M. A. Kastendieck; K. Katarzyński; U. Katz; S. Kaufmann; D. Keogh; M. Kerschhaggl; D. Khangulyan; B. Khélifi; D. Klochkov; W. Kluźniak; T. Kneiske; Nu. Komin; K. Kosack; R. Kossakowski; H. Laffon; G. Lamanna; D. Lennarz; T. Lohse; A. Lopatin; C. -C. Lu; V. Marandon; A. Marcowith; J. Masbou; D. Maurin; N. Maxted; T. J. L. McComb; M. C. Medina; J. Méhault; R. Moderski; E. Moulin; C. L. Naumann; M. Naumann-Godo; M. De Naurois; D. Nedbal; D. Nekrassov; N. Nguyen; B. Nicholas; J. Niemiec; S. J. Nolan; S. Ohm; J-F. Olive; E. de Oña Wilhelmi; B. Opitz; M. Ostrowski; M. Panter; M. Paz Arribas; G. Pedaletti1; G. Pelletier; P. -O. Petrucci; S. Pita; G. Pühlhofer; M. Punch; A. Quirrenbach; M. Raue; S. M. Rayner; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; M. Renaud; R. de los Reyes; F. Rieger; J. Ripken; L. Rob; S. Rosier-Lees; G. Rowell; B. Rudak; C. B. Rulten; J. Ruppel; F. Ryde; V. Sahakian; A. Santangelo; R. Schlickeiser; F. M. Schöck; A. Schönwald; U. Schwanke; S. Schwarzburg; S. Schwemmer; A. Shalchi; M. Sikora; J. L. Skilton; H. Sol; G. Spengler; Ł. Stawarz; R. Steenkamp; C. Stegmann; F. Stinzing; I. Sushch; A. Szostek; J. -P. Tavernet; R. Terrier; O. Tibolla; M. Tluczykont; K. Valerius; C. Van Eldik; G. Vasileiadis; C. Venter; J. P. Vialle; A. Viana; P. Vincent; M. Vivier; H. J. Völk; F. Volpe; S. Vorobiov; M. Vorster; S. J. Wagner; M. Ward; A. Wierzcholska; A. Zajczyk; A. A. Zdziarski; A. Zech; H. -S. Zechlin

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arXiv: 1101.3650

ADS Bibliographic id: 2011APh....34..738H

DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.01.007

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Search for Lorentz Invariance breaking with a likelihood fit of the PKS 2155-304 Flare Data Taken on MJD 53944
Abramowski A., Acero F., Aharonian F., Akhperjanian A.G., Anton G., Barnacka A., de Almeida U. B., Bazer-Bachi A.R., Becherini Y., Becker J. et al
Astroparticle Physics 34 (2011) 738-747 - http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00561756

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Physics/Astrophysics/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Sciences of the Universe/Astrophysics/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Physics/General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Title:

Search for Lorentz Invariance breaking with a likelihood fit of the PKS 2155-304 Flare Data Taken on MJD 53944

Author:

A. Abramowski, F. Acero ¹, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, A. Barnacka, U. Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer-Bachi ², Y. Becherini ³, J. Becker, B. Behera, K. Bernlöhr, A. Bochow, C. Boisson ⁴, J. Bolmont ⁵, P. Bordas, V. Borrel ², J. Brucker, F. Brun ⁵, P. Brun ⁶, T. Bulik, I. Büsching, R. Bühler, S. Carrigan, S. Casanova, M. Cerruti ⁴, P. M. Chadwick, A. Charbonnier ⁵, R. C. G. Chaves, A. Cheesebrough, L. -M. Chounet ⁷, A. C. Clapson, G. Coignet ⁸, J. Conrad, M. Dalton, M. K. Daniel, I. D. Davids, B. Degrange ⁷, C. Deil, H. J. Dickinson, A. Djannati-Ataï ³, W. Domainko, L. O'C. Drury, F. Dubois ⁸, G. Dubus ⁹, J. Dyks, M. Dyrda, K. Egberts, P. Eger, P. Espigat ³, L. Fallon, C. Farnier ¹, S. Fegan ⁷, F. Feinstein ¹, M. V. Fernandes, A. Fiasson ⁸, A. Frster, G. Fontaine ⁷, M. Füßling, Y. A. Gallant ¹, H. Gast, L. Gérard ³, D. Gerbig, B. Giebels ⁷, J. F. Glicenstein ⁶, B. Glück, P. Goret ⁶, D. Göring, J. D. Hague, D. Hampf, M. Hauser, S. Heinz, G. Heinzelmann, G. Henri ⁹, G. Hermann, J. A. Hinton, A. Hoffmann, W. Hofmann, P. Hofverberg, D. Horns, A. Jacholkowska ⁵, O. C. de Jager, C. Jahn, M. Jamrozy, I. Jung, M. A. Kastendieck, K. Katarzyński, U. Katz, S. Kaufmann, D. Keogh, M. Kerschhaggl, D. Khangulyan, B. Khélifi ⁷, D. Klochkov, W. Kluźniak, T. Kneiske, Nu. Komin ⁸, K. Kosack ⁶, R. Kossakowski ⁸, H. Laffon, G. Lamanna ⁸, D. Lennarz, T. Lohse, A. Lopatin, C. -C. Lu, V. Marandon ³, A. Marcowith ¹, J. Masbou ⁸, D. Maurin ⁵, N. Maxted, T. J. L. McComb, M. C. Medina ⁴, J. Méhault ¹, R. Moderski, E. Moulin ⁶, C. L. Naumann, M. Naumann-Godo, M. De Naurois ⁵, D. Nedbal, D. Nekrassov, N. Nguyen, B. Nicholas, J. Niemiec, S. J. Nolan, S. Ohm, J-F. Olive ², E. de Oña Wilhelmi, B. Opitz, M. Ostrowski, M. Panter, M. Paz Arribas, G. Pedaletti1, G. Pelletier ⁹, P. -O. Petrucci ⁹, S. Pita ³, G. Pühlhofer, M. Punch ³, A. Quirrenbach, M. Raue, S. M. Rayner, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, M. Renaud ³, R. de los Reyes, F. Rieger, J. Ripken, L. Rob, S. Rosier-Lees ⁸, G. Rowell, B. Rudak, C. B. Rulten, J. Ruppel, F. Ryde, V. Sahakian, A. Santangelo, R. Schlickeiser, F. M. Schöck, A. Schönwald, U. Schwanke, S. Schwarzburg, S. Schwemmer, A. Shalchi, M. Sikora, J. L. Skilton, H. Sol ⁴, G. Spengler, Ł. Stawarz, R. Steenkamp, C. Stegmann, F. Stinzing, I. Sushch, A. Szostek ⁹, J. -P. Tavernet ⁵, R. Terrier ³, O. Tibolla, M. Tluczykont, K. Valerius, C. Van Eldik, G. Vasileiadis ¹, C. Venter, J. P. Vialle ⁸, A. Viana, P. Vincent ⁵, M. Vivier ⁶, H. J. Völk, F. Volpe ⁷, S. Vorobiov ¹, M. Vorster, S. J. Wagner, M. Ward, A. Wierzcholska, A. Zajczyk, A. A. Zdziarski, A. Zech ⁴, H. -S. Zechlin

Laboratory:

1:	Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Astroparticules (LPTA)

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	CNRS : UMR5207 – IN2P3 – Université Montpellier II - Sciences et techniques

	Bât 13- 1er Et. - CC 070 Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5

	France

2:	Centre d'étude spatiale des rayonnements (CESR)

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	CNRS : UMR5187 – Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées – INSU – Université Paul Sabatier [UPS] - Toulouse III

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3:	AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC)

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	CNRS : UMR7164 – IN2P3 – Observatoire de Paris – Université Paris VII - Paris Diderot – CEA : DSM/IRFU

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	France

4:	Laboratoire Univers et Théories (LUTH)

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	CNRS : UMR8102 – INSU – Observatoire de Paris – Université Paris VII - Paris Diderot

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	France

5:	Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE)

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	France

6:	Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (ex DAPNIA) (IRFU)

	CEA : DSM/IRFU

	France

7:	Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR)

	http://polywww.in2p3.fr/

	CNRS : UMR7638 – IN2P3 – Polytechnique - X

	Route de Saclay - 91128 Palaiseau Cedex

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8:	Laboratoire d'Annecy le Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP)

	http://wwwlapp.in2p3.fr/

	CNRS : UMR5814 – IN2P3 – Université de Savoie

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9:	Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (LAOG)

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	France

Research team:

APC - AHE

Abstract:

Several models of Quantum Gravity predict Lorentz Symmetry breaking at energy scales approaching the Planck scale (10^{19} GeV). With present photon data from the observations of distant astrophysical sources, it is possible to constrain the Lorentz Symmetry breaking linear term in the standard photon dispersion relations. Gamma-ray Bursts (GRB) and flaring Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are complementary to each other for this purpose, since they are observed at different distances in different energy ranges and with different levels of variability. Following a previous publication of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) collaboration, a more sensitive event-by-event method consisting of a likelihood fit is applied to PKS 2155-304 flare data of MJD 52944 (July 28, 2006) as used in the previous publication. The previous limit on the linear term is improved by a factor of ~3 up to M^{l}_{QG} > 2.1x10^{18} GeV and is currently the best result obtained with blazars. The sensitivity to the quadratic term is lower and provides a limit of M^{q}_{QG} > 6.4x10^10 GeV, which is the best value obtained so far with an AGN and similar to the best limits obtained with GRB.

Collaboration/Project:

HESS

Publication or writing
date:

2011

Journal:

Astroparticle Physics (Astropart. Phys.)
Publisher	Elsevier
ISSN	0927-6505

Volume:

Page/Article:

738-747

Comments:

24 pages, 9 figures

Keyword(s):

Active galaxies – PKS 2155-304 – H.E.S.S. – Quantum Gravity – Lorentz Invariance breaking

Fulltext link:

http://fr.arXiv.org/abs/1101.3650


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