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利用MAGIC望远镜观测到的活动星系核Markarian 501耀斑的光子探测量子引力

Probing quantum gravity using photons from a flare of the active galactic nucleus Markarian 501 observed by the MAGIC telescope

J. Albert et al., John Ellis, N. E. Mavromatos, D. V. Nanopoulos, A. S. Sakharov, E. K. G. Sarkisyan

摘要:

我们分析了MAGIC望远镜在活动星系核Mkn 501耀斑期间观测到的光子的时间,以寻找与能量的可能相关性,正如量子引力(QG)的一些模型所建议的那样,这些模型预测了真空折射率\simeq 1 +(E/ M_{QGn})^n,n = 1,2。将不同能量的伽马射线之间的延迟参数化为Δt = \pm τ_1 E或Δt = \pm τ_q E ^2,我们发现在2.5 σ水平上τ_1 =(0.030 \pm 0.012)s/GeV,τ_q=(3.71 \pm 2.57)× 10 ^{-6} s/GeV ^2。我们利用这些结果确定了在95% C. L下的下限M_{QG1} > 0.21 × 10 ^{18} GeV和M_{QG2} > 0.26 × 10 ^{11} GeV。Monte Carlo研究证实了MAGIC在这些水平上对传播效应的敏感性。源中的热等离子体效应可以忽略不计,但我们不能排除其他源效应的重要性。

英文摘要:

We analyze the timing of photons observed by the MAGIC telescope during a flare of the active galactic nucleus Mkn 501 for a possible correlation with energy, as suggested by some models of quantum gravity (QG), which predict a vacuum refractive index \simeq 1 + (E/M_{QGn})^n, n = 1,2. Parametrizing the delay between gamma-rays of different energies as Δt =\pmτ_l E or Δt =\pmτ_q E^2, we find τ_l=(0.030\pm0.012) s/GeV at the 2.5-sigma level, and τ_q=(3.71\pm2.57)x10^{-6} s/GeV^2, respectively. We use these results to establish lower limits M_{QG1} > 0.21x10^{18} GeV and M_{QG2} > 0.26x10^{11} GeV at the 95% C.L. Monte Carlo studies confirm the MAGIC sensitivity to propagation effects at these levels. Thermal plasma effects in the source are negligible, but we cannot exclude the importance of some other source effect.

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