Published August 25, 2003
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Journal article
Detecting mirror matter on Earth via its thermal imprint on ordinary matter
Description
Mirror matter type dark matter can exist on the Earth's surface, potentially in enhanced concentrations at various anomalous impact sites. Mirror matter fragments can draw in heat from the ordinary matter environment, radiate mirror photons and thereby cool the surrounding ordinary matter. We quantify this effect and suggest that it could be used to help locate mirror matter deposits. This method, together with the centrifuge technique, seems to provide the most promising means to experimentally detect mirror matter type dark matter in the Earth
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0375-9601(03)01033-8;
- arXiv
- arXiv:cond-mat/0306561v1;
- PII
- S0375960103010338;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. A
- Journal Volume
- 315
- Journal Issue
- 3-4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 178-183
- ISSN
- 0375-9601
- CODEN
- PYLAAG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36086522
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CENTRIFUGES; DEPOSITS; HEAT; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PHOTONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; CONCENTRATORS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.