Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays from Sequestered X Bursts
Peter L. Biermann, Paul H. Frampton
Abstract
Assuming that there is no GZK (Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin) cut-off and that super-GZK cosmic rays correlate with AGN (Active Galactic Nuclei) at cosmological distances, it is speculated that a relic superheavy particle (X) has its lifetime enhanced by sequestration in an extra dimension. This sequestration is assumed to be partially liberated by proximity of merging supermassive black holes in an AGN, temporarily but drastically reducing the lifetime, thus stimulating an X burst. Based on sequestration of the decay products of X, a speculative explanation of the observed γ/N ratio is proposed.
Create a lesson
Related papers
On binary pulsars and the force of gravity
Davor Palle
Tidal torques. A critical review of some techniques
Michael Efroimsky, James G. Williams
Dynamics of a Spherical Accretion Shock with Neutrino Heating and Alpha-Particle Recombination
Rodrigo Fernández, Christopher Thompson
Asymptotically FRW black holes
J. T. Firouzjaee, Reza Mansouri
Reaction of Accretion Disks to Abrupt Mass Loss During Binary Black Hole Merger
Sean M. O'Neill, M. Coleman Miller, Tamara Bogdanovic et al.
A Gamma-Ray Burst/Pulsar for Cosmic-Ray Positrons with a Dark Matter-like Spectrum
Kunihito Ioka