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Topic: Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena ×Clear all

4 claims from 2 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

   What if Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole?

   Scholtz and Unwin · Physical Review Letters · 2020

   The paper proposes that odd orbits of distant Solar System objects and extra microlensing events could both be explained by Earth-to-several-Earth-mass primordial black holes, one possibly captured as Planet 9.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper states that observational constraints on a primordial black hole in the outer Solar System differ markedly from those on a new ninth planet.“The observational constraints on a PBH in the outer Solar System significantly differ from the case of a new ninth planet.”
   2. UncheckedIf Planet 9 is a primordial black hole, it could be identified by annihilation signals from the dark matter cloud surrounding it.“This scenario could be confirmed through annihilation signals from the dark matter microhalo around the PBH.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

   Primordial regular black holes as all the dark matter. I. Time-radial-symmetric metrics

   Calzà, Pedrotti and Vagnozzi · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · 2025

   The paper models primordial black holes as regular, singularity-free objects, works out how they evaporate, and uses gamma-ray observations to constrain how much dark matter they could make up.

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   1. UncheckedFor three regular (singularity-free) black hole models, gamma-ray limits on the dark matter fraction in primordial black holes are weaker than for Schwarzschild ones.“For all three metrics we find that constraints on $f_{\text{pbh}}$, the fraction of dark matter (DM) in the form of PBHs, weaken with respect to the Schwarzschild limits, because of modifications to the PBH temperature and greybody factors.”
   2. Unchecked“This moves the lower edge of the asteroid mass window down by potentially an order of magnitude or more, leading to a much larger region of parameter space where PBHs can make up all the DM.”