Baryogenesis through Asymmetric Hawking Radiation from Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter

TL;DR

This paper explores how primordial black holes could simultaneously explain dark matter and matter-antimatter asymmetry via asymmetric Hawking radiation, showing promising results for certain mass spectra.

Contribution

It introduces a model linking primordial black holes to baryogenesis and dark matter, analyzing both broad and monochromatic mass spectra with promising outcomes.

Findings

Correct dark matter and baryon densities for PBH masses ≥ 10^{12} kg

Reproduction of observed energy densities across broad mass spectra

Baryon asymmetry can be achieved within an order of magnitude

Abstract

We examine the extent to which primordial black holes (PBHs) can constitute the observed dark matter while also giving rise to the measured matter-antimatter asymmetry and account for the observed baryon abundance through asymmetric Hawking radiation generated by a derivative coupling of curvature to the baryon-lepton current. We consider both broad and monochromatic mass spectra for this purpose. For the monochromatic spectrum we find that the correct dark matter and baryon energy densities are recovered for peak masses of the spectrum of $M_{\rm pk} \geq 10^{12}$ kg whereas for the broad case the observed energy densities can be reproduced regardless of peak mass. Adopting some simplifications for the early-time expansion history as a first approximation, we also find that the measured baryon asymmetry can be recovered within an order of magnitude. We argue furthermore that the correct value of the baryon-lepton yield can in principle be retrieved for scenarios where a significant amount of the radiation is produced by PBH decay during or after reheating, as is expected when the decaying PBHs also cause reheating, or when an early matter-dominated phase is considered. We conclude from this first analysis that the model merits further investigation.