Strange Quarks Nuggets in Space: Charges in Seven Settings

Abstract

We have computed the charge that develops on an SQN in space as a result of balance between the rates of ionization by ambient gammas and capture of ambient electrons. We have also computed the times for achieving that equilibrium and binding energy of the least bound SQN electrons. We have done this for seven different settings. We sketch the calculations here and give their results in the Figure and Table II; details are in the Physical Review D.79.023513 (2009).

Six pages, one figure. To appear in proceedings of the 2008 UCLA coference on dark matter and dark energy