Ultrahigh-energy Particle Flux From Cosmic Strings

Bhattacharjee, Pijushpani; Rana, N.C.

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(90)90615-D

Ultrahigh-energy Particle Flux From Cosmic Strings

Pijushpani Bhattacharjee
(
)
,
N.C. Rana
(
- Tata Inst.
)

Apr, 1990

6 pages

Published in:

Phys.Lett.B 246 (1990) 365-370

Published: 1990

DOI:

10.1016/0370-2693(90)90615-D

Report number:

FERMILAB-PUB-90-069-A

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Abstract: (Elsevier)

We estimate the expected flux of ultrahigh-energy (>10 18 eV) protons in the present epoch due to a process which involves collapse or multiple self-intersections of a special class of closed cosmic string loops in the universe. We compare this flux with the observed flux of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, and discuss the implications.

cosmic string
p: cosmic radiation
cosmic radiation: flux
flux: cosmic radiation
numerical calculations: interpretation of experiments

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