Constraints from primordial black hole formation at the end of inflation

Abstract

Primordial black hole (PBH) abundance limits constrain the primordial power spectrum, and hence models of inflation, on scales far smaller than those probed by cosmological observations. Single field inflation models which are compatible with all cosmological data can have large enough perturbations on small scales to overproduce PBHs, and hence be excluded. The standard formulae for the amplitude of perturbations do not hold for modes that exit the horizon close to the end of inflation however. We use a modified flow analysis to identify models of inflation where the amplitude of perturbations on small scales is large. For these models we then carry out a numerical evolution of the perturbations and use the PBH constraints on the power spectrum to eliminate models which overproduce PBHs. Significant PBH formation can occur in models in which inflation can continue indefinitely and is ended via a secondary mechanism. We demonstrate that PBHs constrain these types of inflation models and show that a numerical evaluation of the power spectrum decreases the number of otherwise viable models of inflation.

5 pages, 5 figures v3: version to appear in Phys. Rev. D with minor changes

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