The path towards measuring the gravitational field of proton bunches at accelerators
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| author | Braun, Daniel Cai, Rongrong Hermes, Pascal Marchese, Marta Maria Nimmrichter, Stefan Pfeifer, Christian Rätzel, Dennis Redaelli, Stefano Ulbricht, Hendrik |
| author_facet | Braun, Daniel Cai, Rongrong Hermes, Pascal Marchese, Marta Maria Nimmrichter, Stefan Pfeifer, Christian Rätzel, Dennis Redaelli, Stefano Ulbricht, Hendrik |
| contents | The Newtonian law describing the gravitational interaction of non-relativistic (slowly moving) gravitating matter, has been tested in many laboratory experiments with very high precision. In contrast, the post Minkowskian predictions for the gravitational field of ultra-relativistic matter, dominated by momentum instead of rest mass, have not been tested directly yet. The intense ultra-relativistic proton beam in the LHC storage ring offers the potential to test general relativity and alternative gravitational theories in this parameter regime for the first time in controlled lab-scale experiments. If successful, this would open the road to a novel use case of the LHC, where non-trivial gravitational physics could be studied likely in a parasitic mode, without the necessity of dedicated filling patterns. While the technical challenges are formidable, they should also lead to the development of ultra-high-sensitive acceleration sensors with abundant applications in other parts of science and technology. The present document summarizes the status of the theoretical studies in this direction, points out the challenges, and possible ways of addressing them. It was submitted as a contribution to the European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP) 2026 Update. |
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| spellingShingle | The path towards measuring the gravitational field of proton bunches at accelerators Braun, Daniel Cai, Rongrong Hermes, Pascal Marchese, Marta Maria Nimmrichter, Stefan Pfeifer, Christian Rätzel, Dennis Redaelli, Stefano Ulbricht, Hendrik High Energy Physics - Experiment General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics The Newtonian law describing the gravitational interaction of non-relativistic (slowly moving) gravitating matter, has been tested in many laboratory experiments with very high precision. In contrast, the post Minkowskian predictions for the gravitational field of ultra-relativistic matter, dominated by momentum instead of rest mass, have not been tested directly yet. The intense ultra-relativistic proton beam in the LHC storage ring offers the potential to test general relativity and alternative gravitational theories in this parameter regime for the first time in controlled lab-scale experiments. If successful, this would open the road to a novel use case of the LHC, where non-trivial gravitational physics could be studied likely in a parasitic mode, without the necessity of dedicated filling patterns. While the technical challenges are formidable, they should also lead to the development of ultra-high-sensitive acceleration sensors with abundant applications in other parts of science and technology. The present document summarizes the status of the theoretical studies in this direction, points out the challenges, and possible ways of addressing them. It was submitted as a contribution to the European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP) 2026 Update. |
| title | The path towards measuring the gravitational field of proton bunches at accelerators |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Experiment General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.10942 |