QCD and spin effects in black hole air showers

Journal Article · Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.76.044005· OSTI ID:21027600

Cavaglia, Marco; Roy, Arunava ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677-1848 (United States)

In models with large extra dimensions, black holes may be produced in high-energy particle collisions. We revisit the physics of black hole formation in extensive air showers from ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, focusing on collisional QCD and black hole emissivity effects. New results for rotating black holes are presented. Monte Carlo simulations show that QCD effects and black hole spin produce no observable signatures in air showers. These results further confirm that the main characteristics of black hole-induced air showers do not depend on the fine details of micro-black-hole models.

• OSTI ID: 21027600
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 76, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.044005; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BLACK HOLES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
EMISSIVITY
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
SPIN