Strangelet search at mountain altitude

Abstract

Detection of strangelet is an important goal in the field of cosmic rays. It is also important for our understanding of the physics and astrophysics of strongly interacting matter. In our present work, we have used Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTDs), which, being passive detectors, offer an alternative low cost detector option, to look for such rare events in cosmic rays. We have placed CR-39 along with Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) to study the background radiation at mountain altitudes and variations in detector response with different environmental conditions. Observations for the present work have been made at different mountain altitudes. Some preliminary results of the study are presented here.