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GW200105 and GW200115 are compatible with a scenario of primordial black hole binary coalescences

arXiv:2107.00450 · doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09981-1

Abstract

Two gravitational wave events, i.e. GW200105 and GW200115, were observed by the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors recently. In this work, we show that they can be explained by a scenario of primordial black hole binaries that are formed in the early Universe. The merger rate predicted by such a scenario could be consistent with the one estimated from LIGO and Virgo, even if primordial black holes constitute a fraction of cold dark matter. The required abundance of primordial black holes is compatible with the existing upper limits from microlensing, caustic crossing and cosmic microwave background observations.

7 pages, 1 figure. To appear in EPJC

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