13–17 May 2024
University of Pittsburgh / Carnegie Mellon University
US/Eastern timezone

Probing Long Range Interactions by Planetary Science Data

15 May 2024, 17:00
15m
Barco Law Building 109 (University of Pittsburgh)

Barco Law Building 109

University of Pittsburgh

Astro-particle Physics Astro-particle Physics

Speaker

Praniti Singh (Brown University (US))

Description

Exploring the nexus between macroscopic planetary science and Beyond Standard Model (BSM) physics offers avenues to search for novel particle signatures. One such connection involves investigating deviations in celestial object motion from well-established theories of gravity. These deviations are attributed to the influence of long-range forces mediated by new ultralight particles, referred to as the fifth force. This force can be phenomenologically modeled in the form of Yukawa gravity potential. Previously, fifth forces have been constrained via the timing of pulsars and orbital precession of various astronomical objects. In this talk, we will discuss the potential to constrain fifth force parameters using orbital trajectory data from JUNO, a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter.

Author

Praniti Singh (Brown University (US))

Presentation materials