Gravitational waves induced by the local-type non-Gaussian curvature perturbations

The current observational constraints still leave a substantial mass window ∼[10−16,10−14]∪[10−13,10−12]M⊙ for primordial black holes (PBHs) representing all of dark matter (DM) in our Universe. The gravitational waves (GWs) induced by the curvature perturbations are inevitably generated during the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics letters. B 2021-10, Vol.821, p.136606, Article 136606
Hauptverfasser: Yuan, Chen, Huang, Qing-Guo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The current observational constraints still leave a substantial mass window ∼[10−16,10−14]∪[10−13,10−12]M⊙ for primordial black holes (PBHs) representing all of dark matter (DM) in our Universe. The gravitational waves (GWs) induced by the curvature perturbations are inevitably generated during the formation of these PBHs, and fall in the frequency band of LISA. Such scalar induced gravitational waves (SIGWs) are supposed to be definitely detected by LISA even when the second-order local-type non-Gaussianity characterized by the parameter FNL is taken into account. In this letter, we give a comprehensive analysis of the GWs induced by the local-type non-Gaussian curvature perturbations up to the third-order denoted by the non-linear parameter GNL, and we find that a log-dependent slope of SIGWs in the infrared region is generically predicted and the amplitude of SIGWs can be further suppressed by several orders of magnitude. As a result, the null-detection of SIGWs by LISA cannot rule out the possibility of PBHs making up all of DM.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136606