MACRO constraints on violation of Lorentz invariance

Abstract

The energy spectrum of neutrino-induced upward-going muons in MACRO has been analysed in terms of relativity principles violating effects, keeping standard mass-induced atmospheric neutrino oscillations as the dominant source of ${\nu }_{\mu }\to {\nu }_{\tau }$ transitions. The data disfavor these exotic possibilities even at a sub-dominant level, and stringent 90% C.L. limits are placed on the Lorentz invariance violation parameter $|\Delta v|<6\times 10^{-24}$ at $\sin 2{\theta }_v$ = 0 and $|\Delta v|<2.5÷5\times 10^{-26}$ at $\sin 2{\theta }_v$ = $\pm$1. These limits can also be re-interpreted as upper bounds on the parameters describing violation of the Equivalence Principle.

3 pages, 2 figures. Presented at NOW 2006: Neutrino Oscillation Workshop, Conca Specchiulla, Otranto, Italy, Sep 2006. To be published in Nucl. Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.)

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