5–10 Sept 2021
Online
Europe/Lisbon timezone

Signatures of Primordial Black Holes in theories of Large Extra Dimensions

8 Sept 2021, 13:30
18m
Online

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Talk Dark matter and cosmology Dark matter and cosmology

Speaker

Avi Friedlander (Queen's University)

Description

The addition of spatial dimensions compactified to submillimeter scales serves as an elegant solution to the hierarchy problem. As a consequence of the extra-dimensional theory, primordial black holes can be created by high-energy particle interactions in the early universe. While four-dimensional primordial black holes have been extensively studied, they have received little attention in the context of extra-dimensions. We adapt and extend previous analyses of four-dimensional primordial black holes for the purpose of studying the impact extra-dimensions have on cosmology. We find new constraints on both extra-dimensional primordial black holes, and the fundamental extra-dimensional theories by combining an analysis of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Cosmic X-ray Background, and the galactic centre gamma-rays. With these constraints we explore to what extent these extra-dimensional primordial black holes can comprise the dark matter in our universe.

Primary authors

Aaron Vincent (Queen's University) Avi Friedlander (Queen's University) Katherine J. Mack (North Carolina State University) Ningqiang Song (Queen's University) Sarah Schon (Queen's University)

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