Primordial black hole as a source of the boost factor |
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Authors: | Ryo Saito Satoshi Shirai |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;2. RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;3. IPMU, University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8586, Japan |
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Abstract: | Primordial black holes (PBHs) accumulate weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) around them and form ultracompact minihalos (UCMHs), if the WIMP is a dominant component of the dark matter (DM). In this Letter, we discuss that the UCMHs seeded by the PBHs with sub-earth mass enhance the WIMP annihilation in the present Universe and can successfully explain the positron and/or electron excess in cosmic ray observed by PAMELA/Fermi experiments. The signal is very similar to that from a decaying dark matter, which can explain the PAMELA and/or Fermi anomaly without conflict with any constraints as long as the decay mode is proper. In this scenario, the boost factor can be as large as 105. In addition, we discuss testability of our scenario by gamma-ray point source and gravitational-wave experiments. |
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Keywords: | Cosmic-ray positron excess Boost factor Primordial black holes |
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