Snowmass2021 Cosmic Frontier White Paper:Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter
Simeon Bird, Andrea Albert, Will Dawson, Yacine Ali-Haimoud, Adam, Coogan, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Qi Feng, Derek Inman, Keisuke Inomata, Ely, Kovetz, Alexander Kusenko, Benjamin V. Lehmann, Julian B. Munoz, Rajeev, Singh, Volodymyr Takhistov, and Yu-Dai Tsai
TL;DR
This white paper reviews the potential of primordial black holes as dark matter candidates, emphasizing upcoming observational efforts and the need for specialized analysis and modeling to unlock their scientific potential.
Contribution
It highlights the scientific motivation, current status, and future observational prospects for primordial black hole searches, advocating for dedicated analysis pipelines and theoretical models.
Findings
Future facilities will significantly improve PBH detection sensitivity.
Dedicated analysis pipelines are essential for data interpretation.
PBH searches offer high-impact, low-cost scientific opportunities.
Abstract
Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) are a viable candidate to comprise some or all of the dark matter and provide a unique window into the high-energy physics of the early universe. This white paper discusses the scientific motivation, current status, and future reach of observational searches for PBHs. Future observational facilities supported by DOE, NSF, and NASA will provide unprecedented sensitivity to PBHs. However, devoted analysis pipelines and theoretical modeling are required to fully leverage these novel data. The search for PBHs constitutes a low-cost, high-reward science case with significant impact on the high energy physics community.
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