Published July 15, 2009
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Journal article
Neutrinos from the terrestrial passage of supersymmetric dark-matter Q-balls
Creators
- 1. Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8568 (Japan)
- 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547 (United States)
Description
Supersymmetry implies that stable nontopological solitons, Q-balls, could form in the early universe and could make up all or part of dark matter. We show that the relic Q-balls passing through Earth can produce a detectable neutrino flux. The peculiar zenith angle dependence and a small annual modulation of this flux can be used as signatures of dark-matter Q-balls.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.027701;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0905.3929v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 80
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 027701-027701.4
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41059836
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- MODULATION; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SOLITONS; SUPERSYMMETRY; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; QUASI PARTICLES; RADIATION DETECTION; SYMMETRY
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society