Simulations of magnetized quark nugget dark matter in three-layer witness plate

Magnetized quark nuggets (MQNs) are a recently proposed dark-matter
candidate consistent with the Standard Model and with Tatsumi’s theory of
quark-nugget cores in magnetars. Previous publications have covered their
formation in the early universe, aggregation into a broad mass
distribution before they can decay by the weak force, interaction with
normal matter through their magnetopause, and first observation consistent
MQNs: a nearly tangential impact limiting their surface-magnetic-field
parameter Bo from Tatsumi’s ~1012+/-1 T to 1.65 × 1012 T +/- 21%. The MQN
mass distribution and interaction cross section depend strongly on Bo.
Their magnetopause is much larger than their geometric dimensions and can
cause sufficient energy deposition to form non-meteorite craters, which
are reported approximately annually. We report computer simulations of the
MQN energy deposition in water-saturated peat, soft-sediments, and granite
and report results from excavating such a crater. Five points of agreement
between observations and hydrodynamic simulations of an MQN impact support
this seocnd observation consistent with MQN dark matter and suggest a
method for qualifying additional MQN events. The results also redundantly
constrain Bo to ≥ 4 × 1011 T.   This dataset provides movies of
CTH hydrodynamic simulations of a magnetized quark nugget dark matter
transiting a three-layer witness plate of peat bog, soft sediments, and
granite for energy/length of 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, and 243 MJ/m. The
simulations, movies, and photos are explained in the paper titled
Results of search for magnetized quark-nugget dark matter from radial
impacts on Earth by J. Pace VanDevender, Robert G.
Schmitt, Niall McGinley, Aaron P. VanDevender, Peter Wilson, Deborah
Dixon, Helen Auer, and Jacquelyn McRae. The paper has been submitted for
publication in the open-source journal Universe.