Search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at LEP

Recent theories propose that quantum gravity effects may be observable at LEP energies via gravitons that couple to Standard Model particles and propagate into extra spatial dimensions. The associated production of a graviton and a photon is searched for as well as the effects of virtual graviton ex...

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Autores principales: Dova, María Teresa, L3 Collaboration
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: 1999
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/80539
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language Español
topic Ciencias Exactas
Física
large electron positron collider
Fotones
electroweak interactions
spellingShingle Ciencias Exactas
Física
large electron positron collider
Fotones
electroweak interactions
Dova, María Teresa
L3 Collaboration
Search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at LEP
topic_facet Ciencias Exactas
Física
large electron positron collider
Fotones
electroweak interactions
description Recent theories propose that quantum gravity effects may be observable at LEP energies via gravitons that couple to Standard Model particles and propagate into extra spatial dimensions. The associated production of a graviton and a photon is searched for as well as the effects of virtual graviton exchange in the processes: e+e-→γγ , ZZ, W+W-, μ+μ-, t+t- qq and e+e-. No evidence for this new interaction is found in the data sample collected by the L3 detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies up to 183 GeV. Limits close to 1 TeV on the scale of this new scenario of quantum gravity are set.
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author Dova, María Teresa
L3 Collaboration
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L3 Collaboration
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title Search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at LEP
title_short Search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at LEP
title_full Search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at LEP
title_fullStr Search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at LEP
title_full_unstemmed Search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at LEP
title_sort search for low scale gravity effects in e+e- collisions at lep
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