The dark side of the moon: listening to scalar-induced gravitational waves
The collapse of large-amplitude primordial curvature perturbations into planetary-mass primordial black holes generates a scalar-induced gravitational wave background in the μHz frequency range that may be detectable by future Lunar Laser Ranging and Satellite Laser Ranging data. We derive projected constraints on the primordial black hole population from a null detection of stochastic gravitational wave background by these experiments, including the impact of the standard model electroweak phase transition on the abundance of planetary-mass primordial black holes. We also discuss the connection between the obtained projected constraints and the recent microlensing observations by the HSC collaboration of the Andromeda Galaxy. Document Number: CERN-TH-2026-021.
展开 ▾月之暗面:聆听标量诱导引力波 · 本文研究了行星质量原初黑洞坍缩产生的微赫兹频段标量诱导引力波背景,并基于未来月球激光测距和卫星激光测距实验的零探测结果,推导了对原初黑洞丰度的预期约束,同时考虑了电弱相变的影响及其与仙女座星系微透镜观测的联系。
预印本 2026-02-12 · 刊出 2026-06-14 · 收录 2026-08-20