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SUMMARY:Binary Neutron Star Mergers as the source of UHECRs
DTSTART:20260902T093000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Glennys R. Farrar (New York University)\n\nEvidence 
 in the Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Ray data points to binary neutron star merg
 ers as their source. I will review that evidence and report on several uni
 que predictions that confirm this scenario:  \n- The spectral shape inclu
 ding the cutoff rigidity\, which agrees with observations.   \n- A subdo
 minant higher energy proton or helium component\, seen at  >7-sigma signi
 ficance in the Auger data.  Measuring the ratio between p and He in this 
 high energy component will give a unique probe of r-process nucleosynthesi
 s and the QCD quark matter equation of state\, as will be explained. \n- 
 A small population of particularly high energy events such as Telescope Ar
 ray’s “Amaterasu”\, several Auger events\, and the earlier Fly’s E
 ye “OMG” event.\nA prediction to be tested with future Gravitational W
 ave and neutrino observatories is that every EHE neutrino (above a few PeV
 ) is accompanied by a co-directional gravitational wave from the BNS merge
 r.  \n\nhttps://indico.cern.ch/event/1721285/\n\nZoom: https://cern.zoom.
 us/j/66371577801?pwd=TjMvLzlFZTY2QXlQMTBmWkcxVm9TUT09
LOCATION:4/2-011 - TH common room (CERN)
URL:https://indico.cern.ch/event/1721285/
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