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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Search for Strangelets in Cosmic Rays-a Study with Nuclear Track detectors Sandhya Dey Mandal Research Scientist IRHPA Project Centre for Astroparticle Physics and Space Science Bose Institute Contents of talk Open air exposure to Nuclear Track detector at different mountain altitudes to study change in characteristics of detectors. Study of cosmic radiation at high mountain altitudes with PET CR-39. Special events observed at Darjeeling and Hanle. Conclusion. Detectors exposed to cosmic rays. Darjeeling Hanle Ooty Kolkata Detectors at mountain altitude. To detect exotic events strangelets predicted to be present in cosmic radiation at mountain altitude, we have placed plastic detectors PET along with CR-39 for preliminary study . The locations have been chosen are Darjeeling Latitude- 28° N Longitude-88° E and Altitude 2.13 asl , Ooty Latitude- 11.4° N Longitude-76.7° E and Altitude 2.23 asl Hanle. Latitude- 32° 42’N, Longitude- 79° 04’E, Altitude 4.5 asl . Exposure at Darjeeling At Darjeeling first cosmic ray exposure was given to plastic detector. Both CR-39 and PET have been used. Exposure was given to seven sets of detectors. Several different arrangements were made. Horizontal, inclined, bending. Duration of exposure was around six months for each exposure. Both CR-39 and PET plates are etched in appropriate etching condition 6.25N conc and temp 55°C for PET and 70°C in aqueous solution of NaOH. Duration of etching are 1-12 hours. Change in bulk etch rate after long exposure in open air. Solid State Nuclear Track detector is a Z/? detector and which in turn depends on reduced etch rate Vt/Vb . Bulk etch rate Vb changes after long time exposure in open air. Vb became more than twice than Vb of unexposed detector after exposure at Darjeeling. at Ooty it is almost twice. And at hanle it is less than twice. Also bulk etch rate is different for top and bottom side of the plate after open air ex