کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1771362 1020756 2008 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Super heavy dark matter and UHECR anisotropy at low energy
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه فیزیک و نجوم نجوم و فیزیک نجومی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Super heavy dark matter and UHECR anisotropy at low energy
چکیده انگلیسی

Super heavy quasi-stable particles are naturally produced in the early universe and could represent a substantial fraction of the dark matter: the so-called super heavy dark matter (SHDM). The decay of SHDM represents also a possible source of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECR), with a reliably calculated spectrum of the particles produced in the decay (∝E-1.9)(∝E-1.9). The SHDM model for the production of UHECR can explain quantitatively only the excess of UHE events observed by AGASA. In the case of an observed spectrum not showing the AGASA excess the SHDM model can provide only a subdominant contribution to the UHECR flux. We discuss here the basic features of SHDM for the production of a subdominant UHECR flux, we refer our study to the possible signatures of the model at the Auger observatory discussing in particular the expected chemical composition and anisotropy.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Astroparticle Physics - Volume 29, Issue 5, June 2008, Pages 307–316
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