The Effect of Multiple Cooling Channels on the Formation of Dark Compact Objects

Autor: Bramante, Joseph, Diamond, Melissa, Kim, J. Leo
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: JCAP 02 (2024) 002
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2024/02/002
Popis: A dissipative dark sector can result in the formation of compact objects with masses comparable to stars and planets. In this work, we investigate the formation of such compact objects from a subdominant inelastic dark matter model, and study the resulting distributions of these objects. In particular, we consider cooling from dark Bremsstrahlung and a rapid decay process that occurs after inelastic upscattering. Inelastic transitions introduce an additional radiative processes which can impact the formation of compact objects via multiple cooling channels. We find that having multiple cooling processes changes the mass and abundance of compact objects formed, as compared to a scenario with only one cooling channel. The resulting distribution of these astrophysical compact objects and their properties can be used to further constrain and differentiate between dark sectors.
Comment: 21 pages, 4 figures. Updated to match published version
Databáze: arXiv