Phys. Rev. D 77, 064017 (2008) [5 pages]

Can one detect passage of a small black hole through the Earth?

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I. B. Khriplovich^1,*, A. A. Pomeransky^1,†, N. Produit^2,‡, and G. Yu. Ruban^1,§
¹Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia, and Novosibirsk University, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
²INTEGRAL Science Data Center, 16, Chemin d’Ecogia, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland

Received 24 October 2007; published 13 March 2008

The energy losses of a small black hole passing through the Earth are examined. In particular, we investigate the excitations in the frequency range accessible to modern acoustic detectors. The main contribution to the effect is given by the coherent sound radiation of the Cherenkov type.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.064017

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevD.77.064017

PACS:

04.70.−s, 91.30.Bi, 95.35.+d

^*khriplovich@inp.nsk.su

^†a.a.pomeransky@inp.nsk.su

^‡Nicolas.Produit@obs.unige.ch

^§gennady.ru@gmail.com

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Phys. Rev. D 77, 064017 (2008) [5 pages]

Can one detect passage of a small black hole through the Earth?