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Search for nuclearites with the SLIM detector

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The strange quark matter (SQM) may be the ground state of QCD; nuggets of SQM could be present in cosmic rays (CR). SLIM is a large area experiment, using CR39 and Makrofol track etch detectors, presently deployed at the high altitude CR Laboratory of Chacaltaya, Bolivia. We discuss the expected properties of SQM, from the point of view of its search with SLIM. We present also some preliminary results from SLIM.

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  1. S. Cecchini

    Present address: INAF/IASF, 40129, Bologna, Italy

  2. S. Manzoor

    Present address: PRD, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

  3. V. Popa

    Present address: Institute for Space Sciences, 77125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania

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  1. Dip. Fisica dell’Università di Bologna and INFN, 40127, Bologna, Italy

    S. Balestra, S. Cecchini, G. Giacomelli, R. Giacomelli, S. Manzoor, L. Patrizii & V. Popa

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Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Giacomelli, G. et al. Search for nuclearites with the SLIM detector. Czech J Phys 56 (Suppl 1), A221–A230 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-006-0157-8

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