Published June 1, 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Primordial black holes from string inflation

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna, via Irnerio 46, 40126 Bologna (Italy)

Description

We present a single-field string inflationary model which allows for the generation of primordial black holes in the low mass region where they can account for a significant fraction of the dark matter abundance. The potential is typical of type IIB fibre inflation models and features a plateau at CMB scales and a near inflection point at small distance scales where the power spectrum is enhanced due to a period of ultra slow-roll. The tunability of the underlying parameters may be guaranteed by scanning through the string landscape and their stability against quantum corrections is ensured by an effective shift symmetry.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/06/034

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2018
Journal Issue
06
Journal Page Range
p. 034
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51062004
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; CORRECTIONS; DISTANCE; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; MASS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; RELICT RADIATION; SPECTRA; STABILITY; STRING THEORY; SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; M-THEORY; RADIATIONS