Primordial Black Holes in the Excursion Set Theory

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel framework within excursion set theory to model primordial black hole formation across various mass ranges, accounting for earlier horizon reentry, and constrains the power spectrum amplitude relevant for dark matter composition.

Contribution

It presents the first application of the 'first touch' concept in EST for PBHs, allowing for mass spectrum predictions including the possibility of PBHs constituting all dark matter.

Findings

PBHs can form in different mass ranges with enhanced power spectrum.

Production is dominated by smaller masses in blue-tilted spectra.

Upper limit of ~0.1 on curvature power spectrum amplitude at relevant scales.

Abstract

We study primordial black holes (PBHs) formation in the excursion set theory (EST) in a vast range of PBHs masses with and without confirmed constraints on their abundance. In this work, we introduce a new concept of the first touch in the context of EST for PBHs formation. This new framework takes into account the earlier horizon reentry of smaller masses. Our study shows that in the EST, it is possible to produce PBHs in different mass range, with enhanced power spectrum, which could make up all dark matter. We also show that in a broad blue-tilted power spectrum, the production of PBHs is dominated by smaller masses. Our analysis put an upper limit $\sim\,$0.1 on the amplitude of the curvature power spectrum at length scales relevant for PBHs formation.