COSMIC-RAYS FROM DECAYING VORTONS

Authors
MASPERI L SILVA G
Citation
L. Masperi et G. Silva, COSMIC-RAYS FROM DECAYING VORTONS, Astroparticle physics, 8(3), 1998, pp. 173-177
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics","Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Astroparticle physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09276505
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
173 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0927-6505(1998)8:3<173:CFDV>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The flux of high energy cosmic rays coming from the decay of vortons i s estimated. If the abundance of loops corresponding to a superconduct ivity scale coincident with that of the string formation is corrected to be compatible with the critical density of universe, it is found th at the emission of one carrier per vorton may produce a flux of one co smic ray event per km(2) of detector and per year. (C) 1998 Elsevier S cience B.V.