Multi-Modal Clustering Events Observed by Horizon-10T and Axion Quark Nuggets

Zhitnitsky, Ariel R.

doi:10.3390/universe7100384

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“…It includes, along with previously mentioned TA bursts, the ANITA observation of two anomalous events with noninverted polarity which can be explained within AQN framework [41]. It also includes the Multi-Modal Clustering Events observed by HORIZON 10T which impossible to understand in terms of the CR events, but which could be interpreted in terms of the AQN annihilation events in atmosphere as argued in [38]. Similar CR-like events can also manifest themselves in form of the acoustic and seismic signals, and could be in principle recorded if dedicated instruments are present in the same area where CR detectors are located.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…When the AQN enters the deep Earth's interior the temperature assumes much higher values on order of T rock ≈ (100 − 200) keV. Precisely this value of T had been used in [38] for explanation of the mysterious Multi-Modal Clustering CR-like events observed by HORIZON 10T [39,40]. The same high temperature had been used in [41] for explanation of puzzling upward-going CRlike events with noninverted polarity as recorded by the Antarctic Impulse Transient Antenna (ANITA) collaboration [42,43].…”

Section: Property Typical Value or Feature Aqn's Mass [Mn ]mentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Pierre Auger Exotic Events and Axion Quark Nuggets

Zhitnitsky

2022

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The Pierre Auger Observatory have reported [1][2][3] observation of several exotic events (EE) which apparently related to thunderstorms. These events are much larger in size than conventional cosmic ray (CR) events, and they have very distinct timing features. A possible nature of the observed phenomenon is still a matter of active research and debates as many unusual features of these exotic events are hard to explain. In particular, the frequency of appearance of these EE is very low (less than 2 events/year), in huge contrast with a typical rate of a conventional lightning strikes in the area. We propose that the observed EE can be explained within the so-called axion quark nugget (AQN) dark matter model. The idea is that the AQNs may trigger and initiate a special and unique class of lightning strikes during a thunderstorm as a result of ionization of the atmospheric molecules along its path. The corresponding AQN-induced lighting flashes may show some specific features not shared by typical and much more frequent conventional flashes. We support this proposal by demonstrating that the observations [1-3], including the frequency of appearance and time duration are consistent with observations. We also comment on possible relation of AUGER EEs with the Telescope Array bursts and the terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGF). We list a number of features of the AQN-induced EE (such as specific radio pulses synchronized with these events) which can be directly tested by future experiments. We also suggest to use distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) instruments to detect the acoustic pulses which must be synchronized with AUGER EEs.

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confidence: 84%

Section: Property Typical Value or Feature Aqn's Mass [Mn ]mentioning

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The Pierre Auger Exotic Events and Axion Quark Nuggets

Zhitnitsky

2022

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“…In fact, the recent unusual mysterious bursts recorded by the Telescope Array Experiment might be precisely those types of events as argued in [36]. The very puzzling multi-modal clustering events recorded by the HORIZON 10T collaboration may be also related to the AQN traversing the atmosphere as argued in [37].…”

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Infrasonic, Acoustic and Seismic Waves Produced by the Axion Quark Nuggets

2022

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We advocate the idea that Axion Quark Nuggets (AQN) hitting the Earth can be detected by analysing the infrasound, acoustic, and seismic waves which always accompany their passage in the atmosphere and underground. Our estimates for the infrasonic frequency ν≃5 Hz and overpressure δp∼0.3 Pa for relatively large size dark matter (DM) nuggets suggest that sensitivity of presently available instruments is already sufficient to detect very intense (but very rare) events today with existing technology. A study of much more frequent but less intense events requires a new type of instrument. We propose a detection strategy for a systematic study to search for such relatively weak and frequent events by using distributed acoustic sensing and briefly mention other possible detection methods.

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“…The AQNs could be also responsible for other mysterious and anomalous CR like events (along with [ 3 ] we already mentioned). It includes a mysterious anomalous events with noninverted polarity observed by the Antarctic Impulse Transient Antenna ( ANITA ) collaboration [ 28 ], and Multi Modal Clustering anomalous events [ 29 ] observed by the HORIZON 10T collaboration.…”

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Telescope array bursts, radio pulses and axion quark nuggets

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Zhitnitsky

2022

Eur. Phys. J. C

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Telescope array (TA) experiment has recorded Abbasi et al. (Phys Lett A 381(32):2565–2572, 10.1016/j.physleta.2017.06.022, 2017), Okuda (J Phys Conf Ser 1181:012067, 10.1088/1742-6596/1181/1/012067, 2019) several short time bursts of air shower like events. These bursts are very distinct from conventional single showers, and are found to be strongly correlated with lightnings. In our previous work Zhitnitsky (J Phys G 48(6):065201, 10.1088/1361-6471/abd457, arXiv:2008.04325 [hep-ph], 2021) we proposed that these bursts represent the direct manifestation of the dark matter (DM) annihilation events within the so-called axion quark nugget (AQN) model. In the present work we suggest to test this proposal to search for the radio signals in frequency band $$\nu \in $$ ν ∈ (0.5–200) MHz which must be synchronized with the TA bursts. We argued that the conventional lightning-induced radio emission can be easily discriminated from the AQN-induced radio pulses discussed in this work.

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Multi-Modal Clustering Events Observed by Horizon-10T and Axion Quark Nuggets

Cited by 12 publications

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The Pierre Auger Exotic Events and Axion Quark Nuggets

The Pierre Auger Exotic Events and Axion Quark Nuggets

Infrasonic, Acoustic and Seismic Waves Produced by the Axion Quark Nuggets

Telescope array bursts, radio pulses and axion quark nuggets

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