14–16 oct. 2025
IPhT
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris

WIMPs and New Physics Interpretations of the PTA Signal are Incompatible

15 oct. 2025, 09:00
30m
Amphi Claude Bloch (IPhT)

Amphi Claude Bloch

IPhT

CEA, Orme des Merisiers Bat 774, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette
Talk

Orateur

Yann Gouttenoire

Description

In order to explain the large amplitude of the nano-Hertz stochastic gravitational wave background observed in pulsar timing arrays (PTA), primordial sources must be particularly energetic. This is correlated to the generation of large density fluctuations, later collapsing into ultra-compact mini-halo (UCMHs). I will show that if dark matter is made of WIMPs, then photon and neutrino fluxes from UCMHs produced by curvature peaks, first-order phase transition and domain wall interpretations of the PTA signal, exceed current bounds.

Auteur

Yann Gouttenoire

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