Influence of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking on ultra-high-energy cosmic rays
PD Dr. Dennis Dietrich (Universität Frankfurt am Main)

We study the influence of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking on interactions of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. The additional gauge sectors in these extension of the standard model can significantly modify the cosmic-ray--air cross section and thus lead to the direct detection or exclusion of a particular model as well as to explanations for features of the cosmic-ray spectrum.