Nuclearite Detection with the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope

Journal Article · Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870433· OSTI ID:21052895

Pavalas, G E ^[1]; Popa, V ^[1]

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1. Institute for Space Sciences, RO 077125 Bucharest-Magurele (Romania)

We discuss the possibility to search for cosmic ray nuclearites using large volume neutrino telescopes. We present a short review of the nuclearite expected properties, focussing on their interaction with the Earth's atmosphere and sea water, and on the specific energy loss mechanisms that could make them detectable in undersea neutrino detectors. After a brief description of the ANTARES telescope, currently under deployment in the Mediterranean Sea, we will discuss its sensitivity to down-going nuclearites, and present some results from the Monte Carlo simulations of such events.

• OSTI ID: 21052895
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 972, Issue 1; Conference: Carpathian summer school of physics 2007 on exotic nuclei and nuclear/particle astrophysics (II), Sinaia (Romania), 21-31 Aug 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2870433; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COSMIC NEUTRINOS
ENERGY LOSSES
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINO REACTIONS
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
QUARK MATTER
SEAWATER
SENSITIVITY
TELESCOPE COUNTERS