Can Cosmic Strangelets Reach the Earth?

Shibaji Banerjee, Sanjay K. Ghosh, Sibaji Raha, and Debapriyo Syam
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1384 – Published 14 August 2000
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Abstract

The mechanism for the propagation of strangelets with low baryon number through the atmosphere of the Earth has been explored. It has been shown that, under suitable initial conditions, such strangelets may indeed reach depths near mountain altitudes with mass numbers and charges close to the observed values in cosmic ray experiments.

  • Received 29 July 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1384

©2000 American Physical Society

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Shibaji Banerjee1,*, Sanjay K. Ghosh1,†, Sibaji Raha1,‡, and Debapriyo Syam2

  • 1Department of Physics, Bose Institute, 93/1, A.P.C. Road, Calcutta 700 009, India
  • 2Physics Department, Presidency College, 86/1, College Street, Calcutta 700 073, India

  • *Electronic address: phys@bosemain.boseinst.ernet.in
  • Present address: Theory Group, TRIUMF, 4004, Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2A3. Electronic address: sanjay@triumf.ca
  • Electronic address: sibaji@bosemain.boseinst.ernet.in

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Vol. 85, Iss. 7 — 14 August 2000

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