Published June 1, 2005
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Journal article
Cosmic ray strangelets
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Arhus C (Denmark)
Description
Searching for strangelets in cosmic rays may be the best way to test the possible stability of strange quark matter. I review calculations of the astrophysical strangelet flux in the GV-TV rigidity range, which will be investigated from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) on the International Space Station, and discuss the merits of strangelets as ultra-high energy cosmic rays at EeV-ZeV energies, beyond the Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cutoff. I also address some 'counter-arguments' sometimes raised against the possibility of stable strangelets. It will be argued that stability of strange quark matter remains a viable possibility, which must be tested by experiments
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0954-3899/31/S833/g5_6_025.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics (ISSN 1361-6471) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0954-3899/31/S833/g5_6_025.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- DOI
- 10.1088/0954-3899/31/6/025;
- PII
- S0954-3899(05)89837-8;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Journal Volume
- 31
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. S833-S839
- ISSN
- 0954-3899
- CODEN
- JPGPED
Conference
- Title
- 8. international conference on strangeness in quark matter
- Acronym
- SQM2004
- Dates
- 15-20 Sep 2004
- Place
- Cape Town (South Africa)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36108040
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC RAY DETECTION; EEV RANGE; MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS; QUARK MATTER; REVIEWS; S QUARKS; STABILITY
- Descriptors DEC
- DETECTION; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; QUARKS; RADIATION DETECTION; SPECTROMETERS; STRANGE PARTICLES