Characterizing The Preferred Mass Range For Primordial Black Holes & Dark Matter

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Watson
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Primordial Black Holes

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 Reionization effect enhancement due to primordial black holes

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (09) ◽  
pp. 1750102 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Belotsky ◽  
A. A. Kirillov ◽  
N. O. Nazarova ◽  
S. G. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
G Value ◽  
The Universe

Primordial black holes (PBHs) could account for variety of phenomena like dark matter, reionization of the universe, early quasars, coalescence of black holes registered through gravitational waves recently. Each phenomenon relates to PBH of a specific mass range. PBH mass spectra varies in a wide range depending on specific model. Earlier, we have shown that PBH with monochromatic mass distribution around [Formula: see text] g value allow to re-ionize the universe moderately. Here, we show that reionization effect and contribution to dark matter can be simultaneously enhanced with more natural extended mass distribution in the range around the same mass value.

scholarly journals Constraints on stupendously large black holes

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (2) ◽  
pp. 2029-2043
Author(s):  
Bernard Carr ◽  
Florian Kühnel ◽  
Luca Visinelli
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Background Radiation ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Weakly Interacting Massive Particles ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Massive Particles

ABSTRACT We consider the observational constraints on stupendously large black holes (SLABs) in the mass range $M \gtrsim 10^{11}\, \mathrm{ M_{\odot}}$. These have attracted little attention hitherto, and we are aware of no published constraints on a SLAB population in the range (1012–$10^{18})\, \mathrm{ M_{\odot}}$. However, there is already evidence for black holes of up to nearly $10^{11}\, \mathrm{ M_{\odot}}$ in galactic nuclei, so it is conceivable that SLABs exist and they may even have been seeded by primordial black holes. We focus on limits associated with (i) dynamical and lensing effects, (ii) the generation of background radiation through the accretion of gas during the pre-galactic epoch, and (iii) the gamma-ray emission from the annihilation of the halo of weakly interacting massive particles expected to form around each SLAB if these provide the dark matter. Finally, we comment on the constraints on the mass of ultralight bosons from future measurements of the mass and spin of SLABs.

scholarly journals NANOGrav Data Hints at Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. De Luca ◽  
G. Franciolini ◽  
A. Riotto
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Primordial Black Holes

scholarly journals A constraint on light primordial black holes from the interstellar medium temperature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyungjin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dwarf Galaxy ◽  
Dark Matter Candidate ◽  
Primordial Black Hole ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Substantial Fraction ◽  
Interstellar Gas ◽  
Medium Temperature ◽  
Fast Electrons

Abstract Primordial black holes are a viable dark matter candidate. They decay via Hawking evaporation. Energetic particles from the Hawking radiation interact with interstellar gas, depositing their energy as heat and ionization. For a sufficiently high Hawking temperature, fast electrons produced by black holes deposit a substantial fraction of energy as heat through the Coulomb interaction. Using the dwarf galaxy Leo T, we place an upper bound on the fraction of primordial black hole dark matter. For M < 5 × 10−17M⊙, our bound is competitive with or stronger than other bounds.

scholarly journals Primordial black holes from the QCD epoch: linking dark matter, baryogenesis, and anthropic selection

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 1426-1439
Author(s):  
Bernard Carr ◽  
Sebastien Clesse ◽  
Juan García-Bellido
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Selection Effect ◽  
Mass Function ◽  
Baryon Asymmetry ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Cosmological Horizon ◽  
Chandrasekhar Limit ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Characteristic Mass

ABSTRACT If primordial black holes (PBHs) formed at the quark-hadron epoch, their mass must be close to the Chandrasekhar limit, this also being the characteristic mass of stars. If they provide the dark matter (DM), the collapse fraction must be of order the cosmological baryon-to-photon ratio ∼10−9, which suggests a scenario in which a baryon asymmetry is produced efficiently in the outgoing shock around each PBH and then propagates to the rest of the Universe. We suggest that the temperature increase in the shock provides the ingredients for hotspot electroweak baryogenesis. This also explains why baryons and DM have comparable densities, the precise ratio depending on the size of the PBH relative to the cosmological horizon at formation. The observed value of the collapse fraction and baryon asymmetry depends on the amplitude of the curvature fluctuations that generate the PBHs and may be explained by an anthropic selection effect associated with the existence of galaxies. We propose a scenario in which the quantum fluctuations of a light stochastic spectator field during inflation generate large curvature fluctuations in some regions, with the stochasticity of this field providing the basis for the required selection. Finally, we identify several observational predictions of our scenario that should be testable within the next few years. In particular, the PBH mass function could extend to sufficiently high masses to explain the black hole coalescences observed by LIGO/Virgo.

scholarly journals Primordial black holes as dark matter: converting constraints from monochromatic to extended mass distributions

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (01) ◽  
pp. 004-004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Bellomo ◽  
José Luis Bernal ◽  
Alvise Raccanelli ◽  
Licia Verde
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Primordial Black Holes ◽  
Mass Distributions
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