Experimental bounds on deformed muon lifetime dilation

We analyze Planck scale induced modifications of the relativistic time dilation using data from the Muon Storage Ring experiment at CERN. By examining the lifetimes of muons, we establish, for the first time, a constraint on such quantum gravity-inspired deformations using this channel. The magnitude of the effect indicates that the study of cosmic rays is a well suited arena for this scenario. We show, that the spectrum of muons would be significantly affected for particles at the PeV scale. Since this later observation of the effect of time dilation is more indirect compared to a direct lifetime measurement, we encourage to perform a high precision measurement of the muon lifetime as a function of the muon's energy.

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Physics Letters B
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2025-04-29
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139511
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Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
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Experimental bounds on deformed muon lifetime dilation

Iarley P. Lobo, Christian Pfeifer, Pedro H. Morais
Physics Letters B
Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
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Experimental bounds on deformed muon lifetime dilation

Iarley P. Lobo, Christian Pfeifer, Pedro H. Morais
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Abstract

We analyze Planck scale induced modifications of the relativistic time dilation using data from the Muon Storage Ring experiment at CERN. By examining the lifetimes of muons, we establish, for the first time, a constraint on such quantum gravity-inspired deformations using this channel. The magnitude of the effect indicates that the study of cosmic rays is a well suited arena for this scenario. We show, that the spectrum of muons would be significantly affected for particles at the PeV scale. Since this later observation of the effect of time dilation is more indirect compared to a direct lifetime measurement, we encourage to perform a high precision measurement of the muon lifetime as a function of the muon's energy.

Physics Letters BVol. 866
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR), University of Bremen (DE)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Openalex Percentile: Top 93%
Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
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