Published June 1, 2005 | Version v1
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

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