Exploring potential signatures of QGP in UHECR ground profiles

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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/11/007" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/11/007</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/11/007" target="_blank" >10.1088/1475-7516/2018/11/007</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Exploring potential signatures of QGP in UHECR ground profiles
Original language description
In this work we explore the possibility that the formation of Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) during the first interactions of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) may result in observable signatures in ground profile and shower particle composition that could conceivably be detectable by an air shower array experiment such as the Pierre Auger Observatory. Knowledge of whether QGP formation affects the properties of UHECR development will further the understanding of both UHECR behavior and high energy hadronic interaction behavior. We find that for the vast majority of showers signals of QGP do not manifest themselves in ways that are observable, but on rare occasion, such as within deeply penetrating showers, observable signals can be seen. Results show potential for QGP detection at 100 PeV initial energy at an initial interaction event height of 12 km through mu(+/-) excess at 10 GeV between 100-300 m from the shower core favoring QGP forming events.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10303 - Particles and field physics

Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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