Dark stars powered by self-interacting dark matterShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Physical Review D: covering particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology, ISSN 2470-0010, E-ISSN 2470-0029, Vol. 106, no 4, article id 043028Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Dark matter annihilation might power the first luminous stars in the Universe. These types of stars, known as dark stars, could form in (10(6)-10(8)) M-? protohalos at redshifts z similar to 20, and they could be much more luminous and larger in size than ordinary stars powered by nuclear fusion. We investigate the formation of dark stars in the self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) scenario. We present a concrete particle physics model of SIDM that can simultaneously give rise to the observed dark matter density, satisfy constraints from astrophysical and terrestrial searches, and address the various small-scale problems of collisionless dark matter via the self-interactions. In this model, the power from dark matter annihilation is deposited in the baryonic gas in environments where dark stars could form. We further study the evolution of SIDM density profiles in the protohalos at z similar to 20. As the baryon cloud collapses due to the various cooling processes, the deepening gravitational potential can speed up gravothermal evolution of the SIDM halo, yielding sufficiently high dark matter densities for dark stars to form. We find that SIDM-powered dark stars can have similar properties, such as their luminosity and size, as dark stars predicted in collisionless dark matter models.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Physical Society (APS) , 2022. Vol. 106, no 4, article id 043028
National Category
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Subatomic Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320483DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.106.043028ISI: 000863061400007Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85137278637OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-320483DiVA, id: diva2:1706361
Note
QC 20221026
2022-10-262022-10-262022-10-27Bibliographically approved