Testing the OPERA superluminal neutrino anomaly at the LHC

Journal Article · Mon Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.091903· OSTI ID:1050429

Davoudiasl, H; Rizzo, T

The OPERA Collaboration has reported the observation of superluminal muon neutrinos, whose speed v{sub v} exceeds that of light c, with (v{sub v}-c)/c {approx_equal} 2.5 x 10{sup -5}. In a recent work, Cohen and Glashow have refuted this claim by noting that such neutrinos will lose energy, by pair emission of particles, at unacceptable rates. Following the Cohen and Glashow arguments, we point out that pair emissions consistent with the OPERA anomaly can lead to detectable signals for neutrinos originating from decays of highly boosted top quarks at the LHC, allowing an independent test of the superluminal neutrino hypothesis.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 1050429
• Report Number(s): BNL-96862-2012-JA; KA1401020; TRN: US1204646
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Vol. 84, Issue 9; ISSN 1550-7998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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