Published January 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

TeV string theories, mini black holes and trans-GZK cosmic rays

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (United States)

Description

We review the proposal that trans-GZK cosmic ray interactions are caused by neutrino primaries. The primaries cause excitations of strings and give rise to extensive air showers (EAS) resembling EAS induced by nuclei. We also show that in 'low scale' (M*∼70TeV) string models the excited string and the mini black hole pictures are equivalent

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2005.07.006;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-ph/0501280v1;
PII
S0920-5632(05)00897-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
151
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 33-37
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
13. international symposium on very high energy cosmic ray interactions
Dates
6-12 Sep 2004
Place
Pylos (Greece)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37114865
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; INTERACTIONS; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEI; STRING MODELS; TEV RANGE
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS

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