MOMENTUM LOSS FOR ANTIMATTER METEORS

PAPAELIAS, PM

dc.contributor.author	PAPAELIAS, PM	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:40:53Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:40:53Z
dc.date.issued	1991	en
dc.identifier.issn	0167-9295	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/23295
dc.subject.classification	Astronomy & Astrophysics	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	HEIGHT RELATION	en
dc.title	MOMENTUM LOSS FOR ANTIMATTER METEORS	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1991	en
heal.abstract	The momentum loss for a possible antimatter meteor entrance can be described by the combination of two terms. One which can be characterized by the mechanism of annihilation and a second one, the well known mechanism, which is common for all koinomatter (ordinary) meteors. That is, the momentum loss caused by the air molecules swept up by the moving object. We discuss, in this paper, the contribution of the rocket effect caused by the action of the secondaries which can be produced by the annihilation interactions of the antiatoms with the air molecules. The momentum loss of an iron type meteor made of antimatter, as a function of its equivalent radius R, can be described by the formula, DELTA-J (MeV/c) = 8R (cm), for values of R within the range 1 cm < R < 5 cm and can be resulted by a single annihilation interaction of a nucleon-antinucleon pair.	en
heal.publisher	KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL	en
heal.journalName	EARTH MOON AND PLANETS	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1991FQ73100001	en
dc.identifier.volume	52	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	105	en
dc.identifier.epage	111	en