Probing Lorentz Invariance Violation at High Energies Using LHAASO Observations of GRB221009A via DisCan Algorithm

TL;DR

This study uses the DisCan algorithm to analyze high-energy gamma-ray data from LHAASO observations of GRB 221009A, setting new lower limits on Lorentz invariance violation energy scales.

Contribution

It applies the DisCan algorithm to high-energy astrophysical data to constrain Lorentz invariance violation, incorporating energy resolution and temporal uncertainties for the first time.

Findings

Lower limits on LIV energy scale: >21.1 (sub) and >13.8 (super) for first-order.

Lower limits on LIV energy scale: >14.9 (sub) and >13.7 (super) for second-order.

Analysis spans 0.2-13 TeV energy range with combined LHAASO data.

Abstract

The Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) predicted by some quantum gravity theories would manifest as an energy-dependent speed of light, which may potentially distort the observed temporal profile of photons from astrophysical sources at cosmological distances. The dispersion cancellation (DisCan) algorithm offers a powerful methodology for investigating such effects by employing quantities such as Shannon entropy, which reflects the initial temporal characteristics. In this study, we apply the DisCan algorithm to search for LIV effects in the LHAASO observations of GRB 221009A, combining data from both the WCDA and KM2A detectors that collectively span an energy range of $\sim 0.2-13$ TeV. Our analysis accounts for the uncertainties from both energy resolution and temporal binning. We derive $95\%$ confidence level lower limits on the LIV energy scale of $E_{\rm{QG}}/10^{19}~\text{GeV}>21.1$ (13.8) for the first-order subluminal (superluminal) scenario, and $E_{\rm{QG}}/10^{11}~\text{GeV}> 14.9$ (13.7) for the second-order subluminal (superluminal) scenario.