The 11 years solar cycle as the manifestation of the dark Universe
- Univ. of Patras (Greece); CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Nikhef-Univ. of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- IRFU, Centre d'Etudes Nuclaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
- Inst. fuer Kernphysik, TU-Darmstadt (Germany)
- Univ. of Patras (Greece)
Sun’s luminosity in the visible changes at the 10-3 level, following an 11 years period. In X-rays, which should not be there, the amplitude varies even ~105 times stronger, making their mysterious origin since the discovery in 1938 even more puzzling, and inspiring. We suggest that the multifaceted mysterious solar cycle is due to some kind of dark matter streams hitting the Sun. Planetary gravitational lensing enhances (occasionally) slow moving flows of dark constituents towards the Sun, giving rise to the periodic behaviour. Jupiter provides the driving oscillatory force, though its 11.8 years orbital period appears slightly decreased, just as 11 years, if the lensing impact of other planets is included. Then, the 11 years solar clock may help to decipher (overlooked) signatures from the dark sector in laboratory experiments or observations in space.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC00112704
- OSTI ID:
- 1176996
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-107593-2015-JA; R&D Project: PO-022; KA2201020; TRN: US1600713
- Journal Information:
- Modern Physics Letters A, Vol. 29, Issue 37; ISSN 0217-7323
- Publisher:
- World Scientific PublishingCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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