Ultrahigh-energy gamma rays and gravitational waves from primordial exotic stellar bubbles
- 1. CAS Key Laboratory for Research in Galaxies and Cosmology, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui (China)
- 2. School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui (China)
- 3. Department of Astronomy, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui (China)
- 4. Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (China)
- 5. Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (China)
Description
We put forward a novel class of exotic celestial objects that can be produced through phase transitions occurring in the primordial Universe. These objects appear as bubbles of stellar size and can be dominated by primordial black holes (PBHs). We report that, due to the processes of Hawking radiation and binary evolution of PBHs inside these stellar bubbles, both electromagnetic and gravitational radiations can be emitted that are featured on the gamma-ray spectra and stochastic gravitational waves (GWs). Our results reveal that, depending on the mass distribution, the exotic stellar bubbles consisting of PBHs not only provide a decent fit for the ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray spectrum reported by the recent LHAASO experiment, but also predict GW signals that are expected to be tested by the forthcoming GW surveys.
Availability note (English)
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10395-wAdditional details
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 82
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 1434-6052
- CODEN
- EPCFFB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 53075474
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; BUBBLES; GAMMA RADIATION; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; MASS DISTRIBUTION; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
- Descriptors DEC
- DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
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- Notes
- AID: 464