Aggregation vs. Decay

Since Magnetized Quark Nuggets are not observed in high-energy accelerator experiments, aren’t they excluded as stable particles and therefore cannot be dark matter?

Aggregation vs. Decay

Since Magnetized Quark Nuggets are not observed in high-energy accelerator experiments, aren’t they excluded as stable particles and therefore cannot be dark matter?

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MQN Guide

Much like GPS guides one along a pathway to a destination, we present 8 “waypoints” of relevant information to guide readers through the overall concept.

  • Peer Reviewed Science

    Is there solid science supporting Magnetized Quark Nuggets as a candidate for dark matter?

  • Dark Matter

    Tell me about dark matter and the Standard Model of Cosmology.

  • Normal Matter and Quarks

    Tell me about normal matter, quarks, and the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

  • Quark Nuggets and Magnetar Pulsars

    What do Magnetar Pulsars have to do with Quark Nuggets?

  • Aggregation vs. Decay

    Since Quark Nuggets are not observed in high-energy accelerator experiments, aren’t they excluded as stable particles and therefore cannot be dark matter?

  • Detection

    If MQNs exist, how can they be detected and have they been detected?

  • Capture

    Since MQNs should be indestructible, can their passage through the Sun slow them down enough to make them collectable?

  • Applications

    If MQNs can be collected, what applications might they enable?

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People Make Progress
Meet the network of scientists and explorers behind MQN Collaboration

Recently, we have shown that single quark nuggets would

  • form at about 65 microseconds after the Big Bang when the universe was small and dense,
  • aggregate by their magnetic attraction before they could decay,
  • satisfy requirements for dark matter, and
  • be consistent with the Standard Models of Particle Physics and of Cosmology.

Our computed mass distribution indicates MQNs formed in the early universe can have any mass greater than ~1000 protons, but most of the mass is in MQNs with masses between ~1 and ~3,000,000 kilograms. Such large MQN mass means they are very rare.

NEXT: Detection

MQN Guide

Much like GPS guides one along a pathway to a destination, we present 8 “waypoints” of relevant information to guide readers through the overall concept.

  • Peer Reviewed Science

    Is there solid science supporting Magnetized Quark Nuggets as a candidate for dark matter?

  • Dark Matter

    Tell me about dark matter and the Standard Model of Cosmology.

  • Normal Matter and Quarks

    Tell me about normal matter, quarks, and the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

  • Quark Nuggets and Magnetar Pulsars

    What do Magnetar Pulsars have to do with Quark Nuggets?

  • Aggregation vs. Decay

    Since Quark Nuggets are not observed in high-energy accelerator experiments, aren’t they excluded as stable particles and therefore cannot be dark matter?

  • Detection

    If MQNs exist, how can they be detected and have they been detected?

  • Capture

    Since MQNs should be indestructible, can their passage through the Sun slow them down enough to make them collectable?

  • Applications

    If MQNs can be collected, what applications might they enable?

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People Make Progress
Meet the network of scientists and explorers behind MQN Collaboration

Recently, we have shown that single quark nuggets would

  • form at about 65 microseconds after the Big Bang when the universe was small and dense,
  • aggregate by their magnetic attraction before they could decay,
  • satisfy requirements for dark matter, and
  • be consistent with the Standard Models of Particle Physics and of Cosmology.

Our computed mass distribution indicates MQNs formed in the early universe can have any mass greater than ~1000 protons, but most of the mass is in MQNs with masses between ~1 and ~3,000,000 kilograms. Such large MQN mass means they are very rare.

NEXT: Detection

Recently, we have shown that single quark nuggets would

  • form at about 65 microseconds after the Big Bang when the universe was small and dense,
  • aggregate by their magnetic attraction before they could decay,
  • satisfy requirements for dark matter, and
  • be consistent with the Standard Models of Particle Physics and of Cosmology.

Our computed mass distribution indicates MQNs formed in the early universe can have any mass greater than ~1000 protons, but most of the mass is in MQNs with masses between ~1 and ~3,000,000 kilograms. Such large MQN mass means they are very rare.

MQN Guide

Much like GPS guides one along a pathway to a destination, we present 8 “waypoints” of relevant information to guide readers through the overall concept.

  • Peer Reviewed Science

    Is there solid science supporting Magnetized Quark Nuggets as a candidate for dark matter?

  • Dark Matter

    Tell me about dark matter and the Standard Model of Cosmology.

  • Normal Matter and Quarks

    Tell me about normal matter, quarks, and the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

  • Quark Nuggets and Magnetar Pulsars

    What do Magnetar Pulsars have to do with Quark Nuggets?

  • Aggregation vs. Decay (above)

    Since Quark Nuggets are not observed in high-energy accelerator experiments, aren’t they excluded as stable particles and therefore cannot be dark matter?

  • Detection

    If MQNs exist, how can they be detected and have they been detected?

  • Capture

    Since MQNs should be indestructible, can their passage through the Sun slow them down enough to make them collectable?

  • Applications

    If MQNs can be collected, what applications might they enable?

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People Make Progress
Meet the network of scientists and explorers behind MQN Collaboration
NEXT: Detection