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The idea that primordial black holes (PBHs) can comprise most of the dark matter of the universe has recently reacquired a lot of momentum. Observational constraints, however, rule out this possibility for most of the PBH masses, with a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-31 N. Bartolo , V. De Luca , G. Franciolini , M. Peloso , D. Racco , A. Riotto

Primordial black holes (PBHs), hypothesized to be the result of density fluctuations during the early universe, are candidates for dark matter. When microlensing background stars, they cause a transient apparent enhancement of the flux.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-21 Konstantin Pfrang , Tarek Hassan , Elisa Pueschel

We propose that the kinematical observations of dwarf galaxies can be used to constrain the primordial black hole's (PBH) abundance in dark matter since the presence of primordial black holes in star clusters will lead to the radial…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-17 Bo-Qiang Lu , Yue-Liang Wu

Primordial black holes (PBHs) are dark matter candidates that span broad mass ranges from $10^{-17}$ $M_\odot$ to $\sim 100$ $M_\odot$. We show that the stochastic gravitational wave background can be a powerful window for the detection of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 Suvodip Mukherjee , Matthew S. P. Meinema , Joseph Silk

We present the analysis on our new limits of the dark matter (DM) halo consisting of primordial black holes (PBHs) or massive compact halo objects (MACHOs). We present a search of the first two years of publicly available Kepler mission…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Kim Griest , Agnieszka M. Cieplak , Matthew J. Lehner

We examine the effects ultra-light primordial black holes (PBHs) have on the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). PBHs in the mass range of $10^{15}$ to $10^{17}$ g emit Hawking radiation in the early Universe, modifying…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-16 Harry Poulter , Yacine Ali-Haïmoud , Jan Hamann , Martin White , Anthony G. Williams

We derive a lower bound on the merger rate of primordial black hole (PBH) binaries by estimating the maximal fraction of binaries that were perturbed between formation in the early Universe and merger, and computing a conservative merger…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-02 Ville Vaskonen , Hardi Veermäe

The primordial black hole (PBH) comprising full dark matter (DM) abundance is currently allowed if its mass lies between $10^{-16}M_{\odot} \lesssim M \lesssim 10^{-11} M_{\odot}$. This lightest mass range is hard to be probed by ongoing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-05 Sunghoon Jung , TaeHun Kim

We investigate constraints on the abundance of primordial black holes (PBHs) in the mass range 10^{15}-10^{17} g using data from the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and MeV extragalactic gamma-ray background (EGB). Hawking radiation from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-19 Steven Clark , Bhaskar Dutta , Yu Gao , Louis E. Strigari , Scott Watson

The recently proposed trans-Planckian censorship conjecture (TCC) imposes a strong constraint on the inflationary Hubble scale, of which the upper bound could be largely relaxed by considering a noninstantaneous reheating history. In this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-12 Rong-Gen Cai , Shao-Jiang Wang

Primordial black holes (PBHs) provide a compelling interpretation for the binary black holes (BBHs) observed by ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) detectors, especially for those BBHs in the theoretical mass gap. In the early Universe,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-28 Yan-Chen Bi , Yu-Mei Wu , Qing-Guo Huang

Primordial black holes (PBHs) are hypothetical objects formed at the early epoch of the universe, which could be a type of dark matter (DM) candidate without the need for new particles. The abundance of PBH DM has been constrained strictly…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-27 Tian-Ci Liu , Xiao-Song Hu , Yun-Feng Liang , Ben-Yang Zhu , Xing-Fu Zhang , En-Wei Liang

As a promising dark matter candidate, primordial black holes (PBHs) lighter than $\sim10^{-18}M_{\odot}$ are supposed to have evaporated by today through Hawking radiation. This scenario is challenged by the memory burden effect, which…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-27 Yang Jiang , Chen Yuan , Chong-Zhi Li , Qing-Guo Huang

Primordial black holes (PBHs) are considered viable candidates for dark matter and the seeds of supermassive black holes (SMBHs), with their fruitful physical influences providing significant insights into the conditions of the early…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-30 Junyue Yang , Xiaoding Wang , Xiao-Han Ma , Dongdong Zhang , Sheng-Feng Yan , Amara Ilyas , Yi-Fu Cai

We investigate the projected minimum constraints set by next-generation gravitational wave detectors Einstein Telescope and LISA on the abundance of primordial black holes relative to dark matter from both resolvable mergers and the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-17 Gabriel Luis Dizon , Reinabelle Reyes

Using an excursion-set approach, we revisit the initial spatial clustering of Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) originating from the Hubble re-entry of large Gaussian density fluctuations in the early universe. We derive the two-point…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-25 Pierre Auclair , Baptiste Blachier

Gravitational lensing of short astrophysical transients provides a uniquely direct avenue for searching for primordial black holes (PBHs) across a vast range of masses. While past search efforts have focused on particular source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-22 Stefano Profumo

Primordial black holes (PBHs) offer a compelling candidate for dark matter. The production of PBHs through well-tested and accepted physical processes is highly worthy of investigation. This work highlights the role of turbulences in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-18 Jia-xiang Liang , Peng Xu , Ming-hui Du , Zi-ren Luo

In this paper, we examine whether low-mass Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) can be considered a plausible dark matter candidate in galactic halos. We derive the relativistic dynamics of PBHs around the heavy compact objects and evaluate their…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-22 Sohrab Rahvar

We investigate the clustering property of primordial black holes (PBHs) in a scenario where PBHs can explain the existence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at high redshifts. We analyze the angular correlation function of PBHs…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-06 Takumi Shinohara , Teruaki Suyama , Tomo Takahashi