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TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetised quark nuggets in the atmosphere
AU - Sloan, T.
AU - VanDevender, J. Pace
AU - Neilsen, Tracianne B.
AU - Baskin, Robert L.
AU - Fronk, Gabriel
AU - Swaim, Criss
AU - Zakirov, Rinat
AU - Jones, Haydn
PY - 2021/11/17
Y1 - 2021/11/17
N2 - A search for magnetised quark nuggets (MQN) is reported using acoustic signals from hydrophones placed in the Great Salt Lake (GSL) in the USA. No events satisfying the expected signature were seen. This observation allows limits to be set on the flux of MQNs penetrating the Earth’s atmosphere and depositing energy in the GSL. The expected signature of the events was derived from pressure pulses caused by high-explosive cords between the lake surface and bottom at various locations in the GSL. The limits obtained from this search are compared with those obtained from previous searches and are compared to models for the formation of MQNs.
AB - A search for magnetised quark nuggets (MQN) is reported using acoustic signals from hydrophones placed in the Great Salt Lake (GSL) in the USA. No events satisfying the expected signature were seen. This observation allows limits to be set on the flux of MQNs penetrating the Earth’s atmosphere and depositing energy in the GSL. The expected signature of the events was derived from pressure pulses caused by high-explosive cords between the lake surface and bottom at various locations in the GSL. The limits obtained from this search are compared with those obtained from previous searches and are compared to models for the formation of MQNs.
KW - Article
KW - /639/766/34/4119
KW - /639/766/34/124
KW - /639/766/419/1131
KW - /639/766/419/866
KW - article
U2 - 10.1038/s41598-021-01658-9
DO - 10.1038/s41598-021-01658-9
M3 - Journal article
VL - 11
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
SN - 2045-2322
IS - 1
M1 - 22432
ER -