Coordinators:
( formerly Francesco Nuti (Deactivated))Peter McNamara Raymond Volkas
Members:
Cedric Simenel Maxim Goryachev Navneet Krishnan Anthony Williams celine
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Wave function collapse models such as Continuous spontaneous localisation
Pauli Exclusion Principle
Quantum Gravity theories
Stage 1
Process | Info | Signature | Selection | Background rate | Limits on signal rate | Limits on model parameters | Current limits | ||||||||
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Theo | Theo | Exp | Exp | Exp | Theo | Theo | |||||||||
Spontaneous radiation emission dR/dLmddE= k * Lmd/E in range 10-1000 keV assume is valid form 1 keV | 1 crystal with energy [1,20] keV. Background rate above 20 keV too high to add anything significant No energy in liquid scintillator | 0.4 cpd/keV/kg --> 400000 counts in 3 years | <1500 counts --> < 0.001 cpd/keV/kg | lambda< e-13s | lambda< e-11s | ||||||||||
Pauli Exclusion Principle violation | Electron transition 25-40 keV emission | 1 crystal [25,35] keV high background above 35 keV No energy in liquid scintillator | 0.4 cpd/keV/kg | ||||||||||||
Pauli Exclusion Principle violation |
| Nuclear transition 10 MeV emission | Scintillator + crystal signal >10 MeV Muon detector veto | background from muons, muon flux = …. veto efficiency= expected rate = | |||||||||||
Quantum gravity |
Stage 2 (example)
Continuous spontaneous localisation results competitive (1st), PEP nuclear violation less competitive (2nd), PEP electron violation not competitive (3rd). Quantum gravity undetectable (discarded)
Stage 3 (example)
Process | Signature | Selection | Background rate | Limits on signal rate | Limits on model parameters | Current limits | Writing |
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Theo | Theo | Exp | Exp | Exp | Theo | Theo | Theo/Exp |
Continuous spontaneous localisation | correction factor applied to approximate the rate reduction between 1 and 10 keV | range extended to 25 keV as the extra range improves the limit | estimated 10% uncertainty on the background level | updared limit based on new assumptions | lambda< e-12s | lambda< e-11s |
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Pauli Exclusion Principle violation | Electron transition 25-40 keV emission | ||||||
Pauli Exclusion Principle violation | Nuclear transition 10 MeV emission |
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