Gravitational waves from primordial black holes and new weak scale phenomena
Abstract
Here, we entertain the possibility that primordial black holes of mass ~ (1026–1029)g, with Schwarzschild radii of O(cm), constitute ~ 10% or more of cosmic dark matter, as allowed by various constraints. These black holes would typically originate from cosmological eras corresponding to temperatures O(10-100)GeV, and may be associated with first order phase transitions in the visible or hidden sectors. In case these small primordial black holes get captured in orbits around neutron stars or astrophysical black holes in our galactic neighborhood, gravitational waves from the resulting “David and Goliath (D&G)” binaries could be detectable at Advanced LIGO or Advanced Virgo for hours or more, possibly over distances of O(10)Mpc encompassing the Local Supercluster of galaxies. The proposed Einstein Telescope would further expand the reach for these signals. A positive signal could be further corroborated by the discovery of new particles in the O(10-100)GeV mass range, and potentially also the detection of long wavelength gravitational waves originating from the first order phase transition era.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1405517
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1371532
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-114043-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0370-2693; S0370269317301673; PII: S0370269317301673
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; SC00112704
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physics Letters B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physics Letters B Journal Volume: 768 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0370-2693
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- Netherlands
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; dark matter; mass; HET; GeV; sectors; black hole; primordial black holes; gravitational waves; Advanced LIGO/VIRGO; phase transition
Citation Formats
Davoudiasl, Hooman, and Giardino, Pier Paolo. Gravitational waves from primordial black holes and new weak scale phenomena. Netherlands: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2017.02.054.
Davoudiasl, Hooman, & Giardino, Pier Paolo. Gravitational waves from primordial black holes and new weak scale phenomena. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.02.054
Davoudiasl, Hooman, and Giardino, Pier Paolo. 2017.
"Gravitational waves from primordial black holes and new weak scale phenomena". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.02.054.
@article{osti_1405517,
title = {Gravitational waves from primordial black holes and new weak scale phenomena},
author = {Davoudiasl, Hooman and Giardino, Pier Paolo},
abstractNote = {Here, we entertain the possibility that primordial black holes of mass ~ (1026–1029)g, with Schwarzschild radii of O(cm), constitute ~ 10% or more of cosmic dark matter, as allowed by various constraints. These black holes would typically originate from cosmological eras corresponding to temperatures O(10-100)GeV, and may be associated with first order phase transitions in the visible or hidden sectors. In case these small primordial black holes get captured in orbits around neutron stars or astrophysical black holes in our galactic neighborhood, gravitational waves from the resulting “David and Goliath (D&G)” binaries could be detectable at Advanced LIGO or Advanced Virgo for hours or more, possibly over distances of O(10)Mpc encompassing the Local Supercluster of galaxies. The proposed Einstein Telescope would further expand the reach for these signals. A positive signal could be further corroborated by the discovery of new particles in the O(10-100)GeV mass range, and potentially also the detection of long wavelength gravitational waves originating from the first order phase transition era.},
doi = {10.1016/j.physletb.2017.02.054},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1405517},
journal = {Physics Letters B},
issn = {0370-2693},
number = C,
volume = 768,
place = {Netherlands},
year = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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