An idea for detecting capture dominated Dark Stars

TL;DR

This paper proposes a method to detect capture-dominated Dark Stars by observing their impact on the life cycle of primordial stars and the resulting changes in supernova rates, offering a new way to test dark matter interactions.

Contribution

It introduces a novel observational approach to identify Dark Stars influenced by WIMP dark matter capture through their effects on stellar evolution and supernova signatures.

Findings

Potential alteration of Pair Production SuperNova rate due to Dark Star effects

Proposal of a new observational signature for capture Dark Stars

Theoretical framework linking dark matter capture to stellar evolution changes

Abstract

I discuss an idea which could lead to a methodology for testing the effects of WIMP DM scattering and capture onto primordial stars. It relies on the effects of "life-prolongation" of affected Population III stars, that can slow down nuclear reactions by supporting their own structure with the energy produced by annihilating DM captured inside the star. This can lead to an alteration of the Pair Production SuperNova rate, which could constitute a peculiar signature of the existence of capture Dark Stars.