Dark matter in compact stars

J Bramante, N Raj - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
WDs and neutron stars are far-reaching and multi-faceted laboratories in the hunt for dark
matter. We review detection prospects of wave-like, particulate, macroscopic and black hole …

Snowmass2021 cosmic frontier white paper: Primordial black hole dark matter

S Bird, A Albert, W Dawson, Y Ali-Haïmoud… - Physics of the Dark …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) are a viable candidate to comprise some or all of the
dark matter and provide a unique window into the high-energy physics of the early universe …

A horizon study for cosmic explorer: science, observatories, and community

M Evans, RX Adhikari, C Afle, SW Ballmer… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
This Horizon Study describes a next-generation ground-based gravitational-wave
observatory: Cosmic Explorer. With ten times the sensitivity of Advanced LIGO, Cosmic …

Science case for the Einstein telescope

M Maggiore, C Van Den Broeck… - … of Cosmology and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Einstein Telescope (ET), a proposed European ground-based gravitational-
wave detector of third-generation, is an evolution of second-generation detectors such as …

From inflation to black hole mergers and back again: Gravitational-wave data-driven constraints on inflationary scenarios with a first-principle model of primordial black …

G Franciolini, I Musco, P Pani, A Urbano - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
Recent population studies have searched for a subpopulation of primordial black holes
(PBHs) in the gravitational-wave (GW) events so far detected by LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA (LVK) …

Search for subsolar mass ultracompact binaries in Advanced LIGO's second observing run

BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
We present a search for subsolar mass ultracompact objects in data obtained during
Advanced LIGO's second observing run. In contrast to a previous search of Advanced LIGO …

The next generation global gravitational wave observatory: the science book

V Kalogera, BS Sathyaprakash, M Bailes… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
The next generation of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors will observe
coalescences of black holes and neutron stars throughout the cosmos, thousands of them …

How to assess the primordial origin of single gravitational-wave events with mass, spin, eccentricity, and deformability measurements

G Franciolini, R Cotesta, N Loutrel, E Berti, P Pani… - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
A population of primordial black holes formed in the early Universe could contribute to at
least a fraction of the black-hole merger events detectable by current and future gravitational …

Dark matter in extreme astrophysical environments

M Baryakhtar, R Caputo, D Croon, K Perez… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Exploring dark matter via observations of extreme astrophysical environments--defined here
as heavy compact objects such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, as well as …

Can LIGO Detect Nonannihilating Dark Matter?

S Bhattacharya, B Dasgupta, R Laha, A Ray - Physical review letters, 2023 - APS
Dark matter (DM) from the galactic halo can accumulate in neutron stars and transmute them
into sub-2.5 M⊙ black holes if the dark matter particles are heavy, stable, and have …