Abstract
The possibility for our visible world to be a 3-brane embedded in a multidimensional bulk is at the heart of many theoretical edifices in high-energy physics. Probing the braneworld hypothesis is thus a major experimental challenge. Following recent theoretical works showing that matter swapping between braneworlds can occur, we propose a neutron-shining-through-a-wall experiment. We first show that an intense neutron source such as a nuclear reactor core can induce a hidden neutron flux in an adjacent hidden braneworld. We then describe how a low-background detector can detect neutrons arising from the hidden world and quantify the expected sensitivity to the swapping probability. As a proof of concept, a constraint is derived from previous experiments.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 075013 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 2015 |
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