PBH assisted search for QCD axion dark matter

Choi, Gong jun

Abstract

The entropy production prior to BBN era is one of ways to prevent QCD axion with the decay constant Fa E [1012 GeV, 1016 GeV] from overclosing the universe when the misalignment angle is Oi = O(1). As such, it is necessarily accompanied by an early matter -dominated era (EMD) provided the entropy production is achieved via the decay of a heavy particle. In this work, we consider the possibility of formation of primordial black holes during the EMD era with the assumption of the enhanced primordial scalar perturbation on small scales (k > 104 Mpc-1). In such a scenario, it is expected that PBHs with axion halo accretion develop to ultracompact minihalos (UCMHs). We study how UCMHs so obtained could be of great use in the experimental search for QCD axion dark matter with Fa E [1012 GeV, 1016 GeV].

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:000870018200002 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Número: 9
Editorial: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Fecha de publicación: 2022
DOI:

10.1088/1475-7516/2022/09/072

Notas: ISI