Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays
One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneou...
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author | Coriano, Claudio Faraggi, Alon E. Plumacher, Michael |
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description | One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge $\pm1/2$, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events. |
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spelling | cern-5081342023-08-09T03:26:21Zdoi:10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00420-5http://cds.cern.ch/record/508134engCoriano, ClaudioFaraggi, Alon E.Plumacher, MichaelStable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic RaysParticle Physics - PhenomenologyOne of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge $\pm1/2$, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge $\pm1/2$, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge $\pm1/2$, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge $\pm1/2$, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge $\pm1/2$, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta--stable matter state with mass of order O(10^{12-15 GeV}), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO(10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge $\pm1/2$, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with ``fractional'' U(1)_{Z'} charge do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.One of the most intriguing experimental results of recent years is the observation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) above the GZK cutoff. Plausible candidates for the UHECR primaries are the decay products of a meta-stable matter state with mass of order O(10 12–15 GeV), which simultaneously is a good cold dark matter candidate. We study possible meta-stable matter states that arise from Wilson line breaking of GUT symmetries in semi-realistic heterotic string models. In the models that we study the exotic matter states can be classified according to patterns of SO (10) symmetry breaking. We show that cryptons, which are states that carry fractional electric charge ±1/2, and are confined by a hidden gauge group cannot produce viable dark matter. This is due to the fact that, in addition to the lightest neutral bound state, cryptons give rise to meta-stable charged bound states. However, these states may still account for the UHECR events. We argue that the uniton, which is an exotic Standard Model quark but carries “fractional” U (1) Z ′ charge, as well as the singleton, which is a Standard Model singlet with “fractional” U (1) Z ′ charge, do provide viable dark matter candidates and can at the same time explain the observed UHECR events.hep-ph/0107053OUTP-01-35PUNILE-CBR-2001-4oai:cds.cern.ch:5081342001 |
spellingShingle | Particle Physics - Phenomenology Coriano, Claudio Faraggi, Alon E. Plumacher, Michael Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays |
title | Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays |
title_full | Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays |
title_fullStr | Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays |
title_full_unstemmed | Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays |
title_short | Stable Superstring Relics and Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays |
title_sort | stable superstring relics and ultrahigh energy cosmic rays |
topic | Particle Physics - Phenomenology |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00420-5 http://cds.cern.ch/record/508134 |
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