Have mirror stars been observed?

被引：62

作者：

Foot, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Melbourne, Sch Phys, High Energy Phys Res Ctr, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia

来源：

PHYSICS LETTERS B | 1999年 / 452卷 / 1-2期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00230-0

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Observations by the MACHO collaboration suggest that a significant proportion of the galactic halo dark matter is in the form of compact objects with typical masses M similar to 0.5M(circle dot). One of the current mysteries is the nature and origin of these objects. We suggest that these objects are stars composed of mirror matter. This interpretation provides a plausible explanation for the inferred masses and abundance of the MACHO events. We also comment on the possibility of inferring the existence of mirror supernova's by detecting the neutrino burst in existing underground detectors such as SuperKamiokande. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：83 / 86

页数：4

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