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Title: Using LISA-like gravitational wave detectors to search for primordial black holes

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D.
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics, Beijing (China)
  3. Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Primordial black holes (PBHs), which could be naturally produced in the early universe, remain a promising dark matter candidate. They can merge with a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of a galaxy and generate a gravitational wave (GW) signal in the favored frequency region of laser interferometer space antenna (LISA)-like experiments. In this study, we investigated the event rate calculation for extreme mass ratio inspirals and the sensitivities of various proposed GW detectors. We determined that such experiments offer a novel and effective tool for testing scenario where PBHs constitute (a fraction of) dark matter. Here, the PBH energy density fraction of dark matter ( f PBH ) can potentially be explored for values as small as 10–3 – 10–4. Further the LISA can search for PBH masses up to 10–2 – 10–1 M. Other proposed GW experiments can investigate lower PBH mass regimes.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0007859; 11647601; 11690022; 11675243; 16DZ2260200
OSTI ID:
1610968
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1489311; OSTI ID: 1648030
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Vol. 99, Issue 2; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 16 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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