Limits on New Lorentz-violating Bosons
Abstract
We obtain novel constraints on new scalar fields interacting with Standard Model fermions through Lorentz-violating couplings, bridging searches for scalar particles and Lorentz-symmetry tests. These constraints arise from torsion-balance experiments, magnetometer searches, and an excessive energy loss in Red Giant stars. Torsion-balance experiments impose stringent constraints, benefitting from large macroscopic sources including the Sun and Earth. Magnetometer-based searches, which detect pseudo-magnetic fields through spin precession, offer additional limiting power to low-mass scalar fields. Meanwhile, observations of Red Giant stars place strong limits on additional energy loss mechanisms, extending these constraints to higher scalar mass ranges and a wider range of Lorentz-violating couplings. Combining data from laboratory experiments and astrophysical observations, this approach strengthens constraints on Lorentz-violating interactions and paves the way for future investigations into physics beyond the Standard Model.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.05263,
title = {Limits on New Lorentz-violating Bosons},
author = {P. Carenza and J. Jaeckel and G. Lucente and T. K. Poddar and N. Sherrill and M. Spannowsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.05263},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
35 pages, 3 figures: matches journal version