Primordial Black Holes Formed during Magneto-Hydrodynamic Turbulence in The Early Universe as Dominant Part of Dark Matter

TL;DR

This paper investigates how magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the early universe could produce primordial black holes within the asteroid mass range, potentially explaining the majority of dark matter.

Contribution

It demonstrates that turbulence during the electroweak phase transition can generate PBHs with the right mass and abundance to account for dark matter, a novel formation mechanism.

Findings

PBHs formed during early turbulence match the asteroid mass window.

The abundance of these PBHs can be sufficiently high.

The mechanism provides a natural explanation for dark matter composition.

Abstract

Primordial black holes (PBHs) offer a compelling candidate for dark matter. The production of PBHs through well-tested and accepted physical processes is highly worthy of investigation. This work highlights the role of turbulences in the very early universe in sustaining intense and persistent fluctuations in energy or mass density, which could provide a natural mechanism for PBH formation in the primordial universe. We analyze the mass range and abundance of PBHs produced in the magnetohydrodynamic turbulence induced by the electroweak phase transition. Remarkably, we find that the mass range of the produced PBHs falls within the most viable ``asteroid mass'' window from the present-day observations, and within natural parameter regions their abundance can be sufficiently large. These findings suggest that PBHs produced during magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the very early universe may comprise a dominant part of dark matter.