Sensitivity Study of Extra Dimensions at TeV $e^+ e^-$ colliders

Abstract

We study the sensitivity reach of $0.5-2$ TeV $e^+ e^-$ linear colliders in the context of the ADD model, in which gravity becomes strong at TeV scale. We include the real emission channel $e^+ e^- \to γG$, as well as the virtual-graviton-exchange channels $e^+ e^- \to γγ, q\bar q, μ^+μ^-, τ^+ τ^-, e^+ e^-$. Assuming no excess of events over the standard model predictions, we obtain the lower 95% C.L. limits on the effective Planck scale. These limits are better than those obtained in the Run II's of the Tevatron and comparable to those of the LHC.