Phys. Rev. D 73, 043511 (2006) [7 pages]Seismic search for strange quark nuggetsReceived 30 May 2005; published 17 February 2006 Bounds on masses and abundances of Strange Quark Nuggets (SQNs) are inferred from a seismic search on Earth. Potential SQN bounds from a possible seismic search on the Moon are reviewed and compared with Earth capabilities. Bounds are derived from the data taken by seismometers implanted on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts. We show that the Apollo data implies that the abundance of SQNs in the region of 10 kg to 1 ton must be at least an order of magnitude less than would saturate the dark matter in the solar neighborhood. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.043511
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.73.043511
PACS:
93.85.−q, 95.35.+d, 96.20.Dt, 97.60.Jd
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