THE SCATTERING OF FERMIONS FROM SUPERCONDUCTING COSMIC STRINGS

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PERKINS, WB
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[1] Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, CB3 9EW, Silver Street
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10.1016/0550-3213(91)90593-M
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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The scattering of fermions by a superconducting cosmic string is considered. By considering the penetration of the fermionic wave function to the core radius, we find that the cross section for string-catalysed baryon decay is exponentially suppressed for string currents in excess of 10(5) A.
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