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Invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions

In models of Randall-Sundrum type orthopositronium (o-Ps) can disappear due to tunnelling into additional dimension(s). The experimental signature of this effect is the invisible decay of orthopositronium. We point out that this process may occur at a rate within two or three orders of magnitude of...

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Autores principales: Gninenko, S N, Krasnikov, N V, Rubbia, André
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/550369
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author Gninenko, S N
Krasnikov, N V
Rubbia, André
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Krasnikov, N V
Rubbia, André
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description In models of Randall-Sundrum type orthopositronium (o-Ps) can disappear due to tunnelling into additional dimension(s). The experimental signature of this effect is the invisible decay of orthopositronium. We point out that this process may occur at a rate within two or three orders of magnitude of the present experimental upper limit. We discuss this in details and stress that the existence of invisible decay of orthopositronium in vacuum could explain the o-Ps decay rate puzzle. Thus, our result enhances the existing motivation and justifies efforts for a more sensitive search for o-Ps->invisible decay in a near future experiment. Possible manifestations of new physics in other rare (exotic) decays of orthopositronium are also discussed.
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spelling cern-5503692019-09-30T06:29:59Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/550369engGninenko, S NKrasnikov, N VRubbia, AndréInvisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensionsParticle Physics - PhenomenologyIn models of Randall-Sundrum type orthopositronium (o-Ps) can disappear due to tunnelling into additional dimension(s). The experimental signature of this effect is the invisible decay of orthopositronium. We point out that this process may occur at a rate within two or three orders of magnitude of the present experimental upper limit. We discuss this in details and stress that the existence of invisible decay of orthopositronium in vacuum could explain the o-Ps decay rate puzzle. Thus, our result enhances the existing motivation and justifies efforts for a more sensitive search for o-Ps->invisible decay in a near future experiment. Possible manifestations of new physics in other rare (exotic) decays of orthopositronium are also discussed.hep-ph/0205056oai:cds.cern.ch:5503692002-05-06
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Phenomenology
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Krasnikov, N V
Rubbia, André
Invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions
title Invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions
title_full Invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions
title_fullStr Invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions
title_full_unstemmed Invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions
title_short Invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions
title_sort invisible decay of orthopositronium vs extra dimensions
topic Particle Physics - Phenomenology
url http://cds.cern.ch/record/550369
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