Strong interactions in air showers
arXiv:1206.2400 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2015/03/002
Abstract
We study the role new gauge interactions in extensions of the standard model play in air showers initiated by ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. Hadron-hadron events remain dominated by quantum chromodynamics, while projectiles and/or targets from beyond the standard model permit us to see qualitative differences arising due to the new interactions.
35 pages, 12 figures. Accepted for publication in JCAP