The stochastic gravitational wave background from primordial gravitational atoms
Jul 18, 2024
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We propose a scenario of primordial gravitational atoms (PGAs), which may exist in the current and past universe due to spinning primordial black holes (PBHs) and very light bosonic fields. In a monochromatic mass scenario with a sizable dimensionless spin, which may arise in a short matter dominated (MD) era, we analyze the resulting stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB) signal. Its spectrum is approximately characterized by a rising β f followed by a falling β f where f is the frequency. Then, we investigate the constraints and prospects of such an SGWB, and find that PGAs with a core mass M βΌ πͺ(10) M and a cloud of light scalar with mass ΞΌ βΌ πͺ (10) eV could yield constraints even stronger than those from bare PBHs. Future detectors such as LISA, Taiji and TianQin are able to explore PGAs over a narrow and elongated strap in the (ΞΌ,M) plane, spanning over 10 orders of magnitude for the maximum spin, 10M β² M β² 10M, 10 eV β² ΞΌ β² 10 eV. If the PGA is dressed with a vector cloud, the SGWB signal has a much better opportunity to be probed.- primordial black holes
- gravitational waves / sources
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