Quantitative Calculations for Black Hole Production at the Large Hadron Collider

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential for producing microscopic black holes in proton-proton collisions at the LHC within models of large extra dimensions, using simulations to predict observable signatures.

Contribution

It introduces a quantitative analysis framework for black hole production at the LHC using the CATFISH generator, focusing on detection in hadronic channels.

Findings

Black holes could be produced at the LHC under large extra dimensions models.

Simulations suggest detectable signatures in hadronic channels at mid-rapidity.

The study provides a basis for experimental searches for microscopic black holes.

Abstract

The framework of Large Extra Dimensions provides a way to explain why gravity is weaker compared to the other forces in nature. A consequence of this model is the possible production of D-dimensional Black Holes in high energy p-p collisions at the Large Hadron Collider. The present work uses the CATFISH Black Hole generator to study quantitatively how these events could be observed in the hadronic channel at mid-rapidity using a particle tracking detector.