ALP production from light primordial black holes: The role of superradiance

Abstract

Light primordial black holes (LPBHs) with masses in the range $10$~g~$\le M_{\mathrm{BH}}\le 10^9$~g, although they evaporate before Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, can play a significant role in the production of both dark matter and dark radiation. In particular, LPBHs can evaporate into light axions or axion-like particles (ALPs) with masses $m_a\lesssim$~MeV, contributing to the effective number of neutrino species, $\Delta N_{\mathrm{eff}}$. Additionally, heavy scalar particles known as {\em moduli}, predicted by string theory, can be produced both via Hawking evaporation and through amplification by a mechanism called {\em superradiant instability} in the case of spinning primordial black holes (PBHs). These moduli can subsequently decay into ALPs, further amplifying their abundance. In this work, we calculate the number density of ALPs in the presence of moduli enhanced by superradiance for Kerr PBHs. Using current limits on $\Delta N_{\mathrm{eff}}$ from Planck satellite observations, we derive updated constraints on this scenario.

arXiv comment10 pages, 4 figures. v2: Minor stylistic corrections (including title) to match published version in Phys. Rev. D; some references added

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