Quantitative Calculations for Black Hole Production at the Large Hadron Collider

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.

Comments: 15 Pages, 13 Figures. A few corrections were made to the text and a new figure has been added, after it was reviewed for International Journal of Modern Physics A