scholarly journals Constraints on primordial black holes

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (11) ◽  
pp. 116902
Author(s):  
Bernard Carr ◽  
Kazunori Kohri ◽  
Yuuiti Sendouda ◽  
Jun’ichi Yokoyama
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Density Fluctuations ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Small Contribution

Abstract We update the constraints on the fraction of the Universe that may have gone into primordial black holes (PBHs) over the mass range 10−5 to 1050 g. Those smaller than ∼1015 g would have evaporated by now due to Hawking radiation, so their abundance at formation is constrained by the effects of evaporated particles on big bang nucleosynthesis, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the Galactic and extragalactic γ-ray and cosmic ray backgrounds and the possible generation of stable Planck mass relics. PBHs larger than ∼1015 g are subject to a variety of constraints associated with gravitational lensing, dynamical effects, influence on large-scale structure, accretion and gravitational waves. We discuss the constraints on both the initial collapse fraction and the current fraction of the dark matter (DM) in PBHs at each mass scale but stress that many of the constraints are associated with observational or theoretical uncertainties. We also consider indirect constraints associated with the amplitude of the primordial density fluctuations, such as second-order tensor perturbations and μ-distortions arising from the effect of acoustic reheating on the CMB, if PBHs are created from the high-σ peaks of nearly Gaussian fluctuations. Finally we discuss how the constraints are modified if the PBHs have an extended mass function, this being relevant if PBHs provide some combination of the DM, the LIGO/Virgo coalescences and the seeds for cosmic structure. Even if PBHs make a small contribution to the DM, they could play an important cosmological role and provide a unique probe of the early Universe.

scholarly journals GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE CONSTRAINTS ON ABUNDANCE OF PRIMORDIAL BLACK HOLES

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 ◽  
pp. 126-131
Author(s):  
RYO SAITO ◽  
JUN'ICHI YOKOYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Density Fluctuations ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Root Mean Square Amplitude ◽  
Order Tensor ◽  
Pulsar Timing ◽  
Future Space ◽  
Timing Data ◽  
Laser Interferometers

Formation of primordial black holes (PBHs) requires a large root-mean-square amplitude of density fluctuations, which generate second-order tensor perturbations that can be compared with observational constraints. We show that pulsar timing data essentially rules out PBHs with 102–4 M⊙ which were previously considered as a candidate of intermediate-mass black hoes and that PBHs with mass range 1020–25 g which provide an astrophysical candidate for dark matter may be probed by future space-based laser interferometers.

scholarly journals GRAVITATIONAL LENSING IN THE WEAK FIELD LIMIT BY A BRANEWORLD BLACK HOLE

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (32) ◽  
pp. 2487-2496 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. MAJUMDAR ◽  
NUPUR MUKHERJEE
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Weak Field ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Particle ◽  
Field Limit ◽  
Weak Field Limit ◽  
Point Light

The existence of braneworld black holes may be of primordial origin, or may even be produced in high energy particle collisions in the laboratory and in cosmic ray showers as well. These black holes obey a modified mass–radius relationship compared to standard Schwarzschild black holes. Using the variational principle we calculate the bending angle of a light ray near the horizon of a braneworld black hole in the weak field limit. We next derive the expressions of several lensing quantities like the Einstein radius and the magnification for a point light source. These expressions are modified compared to the lensing quantities for standard Schwarzschild black holes and contain the scale of the extra dimensions.

Primordial black holes and the observable features of the universe

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (13) ◽  
pp. 1545005 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Belotsky ◽  
A. A. Kirillov ◽  
S. G. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galactic Center ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Simultaneous Solution ◽  
Supermassive Black Hole ◽  
Range Distribution ◽  
The Universe

Here, we briefly discuss the possibility to solve simultaneously with primordial black holes (PBHs) the problems of dark matter (DM), reionization of the universe, origin of positron line from Galactic center and supermassive black hole (BH) in it. Discussed scenario can naturally lead to a multiple-peak broad-mass-range distribution of PBHs in mass, which is necessary for simultaneous solution of the problems.

scholarly journals Covariance matrices for galaxy cluster weak lensing: from virial regime to uncorrelated large-scale structure

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (2) ◽  
pp. 2606-2626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao-Yi Wu ◽  
David H Weinberg ◽  
Andrés N Salcedo ◽  
Benjamin D Wibking ◽  
Ying Zu
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cosmological Parameters ◽  
Galaxy Cluster ◽  
Covariance Matrices ◽  
Density Fluctuations ◽  
Cosmic Acceleration ◽  
Weak Lensing ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Next-generation optical imaging surveys will revolutionize the observations of weak gravitational lensing by galaxy clusters and provide stringent constraints on growth of structure and cosmic acceleration. In these experiments, accurate modelling of covariance matrices of cluster weak lensing plays the key role in obtaining robust measurements of the mean mass of clusters and cosmological parameters. We use a combination of analytical calculations and high-resolution N-body simulations to derive accurate covariance matrices that span from the virial regime to linear scales of the cluster-matter cross-correlation. We validate this calculation using a public ray-tracing lensing simulation and provide a software package for calculating covariance matrices for a wide range of cluster and source sample choices. We discuss the relative importance of shape noise and density fluctuations, the impact of radial bin size, and the impact of off-diagonal elements. For a weak lensing source density ns = 10 arcmin−2, shape noise typically dominates the variance on comoving scales $r_{\rm p}\lesssim 5\ h^{-1} \, \rm Mpc$. However, for ns = 60 arcmin−2, potentially achievable with future weak lensing experiments, density fluctuations typically dominate the variance at $r_{\rm p}\gtrsim 1\ h^{-1} \, \rm Mpc$ and remain comparable to shape noise on smaller scales.

Could primordial black holes be the source of the cosmic ray antiprotons?

Nature ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 297 (5865) ◽  
pp. 379-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Primordial Black Holes

scholarly journals REIONIZATION OF THE UNIVERSE INDUCED BY PRIMORDIAL BLACK HOLES

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (31) ◽  
pp. 5541-5567 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARINA GIBILISCO
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Plasma Temperature ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Density Parameter ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Ionization Degree ◽  
A Value ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Cmb Polarization ◽  
The Universe

The history of the universe after the recombination probably involves a reionization epoch, as the Gunn-Peterson test seems to suggest: if this is the case, the consequences of such a phenomenon should be relevant, both for the induced enhancement of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization and for the possible damping of the CMB fluctuations on small angular scales (θ~1º). In this paper, I will study a model of reionization at redshifts z≤60 caused by the evaporation of primordial black holes; photon emission only from nonrotating black holes is considered. A system of coupled differential equations, giving the time evolution of the ionization degree x, of the plasma temperature Te and of the photon number density nγ, is solved in an analytical way: the results obtained show that such a kind of reionization is possible, being able to increase the ionization degree of the universe from a value x=0.002 (just after the recombination) to values near 1 (when the black holes evaporation ends). In particular, taking the evaporation redshift equal to the reionization redshift zR, one obtains total reionization (i.e. x=1) for 15≤zR≤30, while only a partial effect (x~0.75÷0.90) is present for higher values of zR (40≤zR≤60). The fast increase of x seems to agree with the predictions of an exponential reionization model discussed in a previous study of the CMB polarization induced by gravitational waves. The evolution of the plasma temperature Te is also estimated: it is affected in a less important way by the primordial black holes evaporation process, as we expect from the experimental FIRAS upper limit on the comptonization parameter yc (yc<2.5×10−5). The photoionization process here studied seems generally able to maintain the plasma in a ionized state without heating it up at very high temperatures; however, an improvement in the numerical calculation of Te is necessary in order to take into account in a more satisfactory way the collisional and excitation cooling, that can limit the increase of the plasma temperature. In this model, the density of primordial black holes (PBH’s) necessary to give a nonnegligible reionization is an important parameter: here I will consider various birth times tin and various initial density for the PBH’s, showing that the most effective reionization is obtained for zR≤30 and for PBH’s formed at tin~10−28 secafter the big bang. An estimate of their present density for this formation time gives a value ρ0=2.44×10−38g cm−3, corresponding to a present density parameter ΩPBH equal to 5.20×10−9. This result agrees with the experimental upper limit ΩPBH≤(7.6±2.6)×10−9 h(−1.95±0.15) A future improvement of this work will consider also massive particle emission from both rotating and nonrotating black holes and a spectrum taking also into account quarks and gluons jets emission.

Sub-GeV galactic cosmic-ray antiprotons from primordial black holes in the Randall-Sundrum braneworld

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuuiti Sendouda ◽  
Kazunori Kohri ◽  
Shigehiro Nagataki ◽  
Katsuhiko Sato
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Galactic Cosmic Ray

scholarly journals Primordial black holes formation in the inflationary model with field-dependent kinetic term for quartic and natural potentials

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Solbi ◽  
Kayoomars Karami
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Kinetic Term ◽  
Density Parameter ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Inflationary Model ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Power Law Function ◽  
Infrared Limit ◽  
The Universe

AbstractWithin the framework of inflationary model with field-dependent kinetic term for quartic and natural potentials, we investigate generation of the primordial black holes (PBHs) and induced gravitational waves (GWs). In this setup, we consider a kinetic function as $$G(\phi )=g_I(\phi )\big (1+g_{II}(\phi )\big )$$ G ( ϕ ) = g I ( ϕ ) ( 1 + g II ( ϕ ) ) and show that in the presence of first term $$g_I(\phi )$$ g I ( ϕ ) both quartic and natural potentials, in contrast to the standard model of inflation, can be consistent, with the 68% CL of Planck observations. Besides, the second term $$g_{II}(\phi )$$ g II ( ϕ ) can cause a significant enhancement in the primordial curvature perturbations at the small scales which results the PBHs formation. For the both potentials, we obtain an enhancement in the scalar power spectrum at the scales $$k\sim 10^{12}~{\mathrm{Mpc}}^{-1}$$ k ∼ 10 12 Mpc - 1 , $$10^{8}~{\mathrm{Mpc}}^{-1}$$ 10 8 Mpc - 1 , and $$10^{5}~{\mathrm{Mpc}}^{-1}$$ 10 5 Mpc - 1 , which causes PBHs production in mass scales around $$10^{-13}M_{\odot }$$ 10 - 13 M ⊙ , $$10^{-5}M_{\odot }$$ 10 - 5 M ⊙ , and $$10 M_{\odot }$$ 10 M ⊙ , respectively. Observational constraints confirm that PBHs with a mass scale of $$10^{-13}M_{\odot }$$ 10 - 13 M ⊙ can constitute the total of dark matter in the universe. Furthermore, we estimate the energy density parameter of induced GWs which can be examined by the observation. Also we conclude that it can be parametrized as a power-law function $$\Omega _{\mathrm{GW}}\sim (f/f_c)^n$$ Ω GW ∼ ( f / f c ) n , where the power index equals $$n=3-2/\ln (f_c/f)$$ n = 3 - 2 / ln ( f c / f ) in the infrared limit $$f\ll f_{c}$$ f ≪ f c .

scholarly journals μ-distortion around stupendously large primordial black holes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (11) ◽  
pp. 054
Author(s):  
Heling Deng
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Speed Of Sound ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole Mass ◽  
Angular Scale ◽  
Λcdm Model ◽  
Homogeneous Background ◽  
Current Bound

Abstract In a variety of mechanisms generating primordial black holes, each black hole is expected to form along with a surrounding underdense region that roughly compensates the black hole mass. This region will propagate outwards and expand as a shell at the speed of sound in the homogeneous background. Dissipation of the shell due to Silk damping could lead to detectable μ-distortion in the CMB spectrum: if black holes are rare on the last scattering surface, the signal(s) would be pointlike; whereas if there are a sufficient number of them, we could have a uniform distortion in the CMB sky. While the current bound on the average μ-distortion is |μ̅| ≲ 10-4, the standard ΛCDM model predicts |μ̅| ∼ 10-8, which could possibly be detected in future missions. It is shown in this work that the non-observation of μ̅ beyond ΛCDM can place a new upper bound on the density of supermassive primordial black holes within the mass range 106 M ☉≲ M ≲ 1015 M ☉. Furthermore, black holes with initial mass M ≳ 1012 M ☉ could leave a pointlike distortion with μ ≳10-8 at an angular scale ∼ 1° in CMB, and its non-observation would impose an even more stringent bound on the population of these stupendously large primordial black holes.

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