Search for the evaporation of primordial black holes with H.E.S.S.

F. Aharonian; F. Ait Benkhali; J. Aschersleben; M. Böttcher; M. Backes; V. Barbosa Martins; R. Batzofin; Y. Becherini; D. Berge; B. Bi; C. Boisson; J. Bolmont; M. De Bony De Lavergne; J. Borowska; F. Bradascio; R. Brose; F. Brun; B. Bruno; T. Bulik; C. Burger-Scheidlin; S. Caroff; S. Casanova; J. Celic; M. Cerruti; T. Chand; A. Chen; O. Chibueze; G. Cotter; J. Damascene Mbarubucyeye; A. Djannati-Ataï; K. Egberts; C. Van Eldik; J. P. Ernenwein; M. Füßling; A. Fiasson; G. Fichet De Clairfontaine; G. Fontaine; S. Gabici; S. Ghafourizadeh; G. Giavitto; D. Glawion; J. F. Glicenstein; G. Grolleron; M. H. Grondin; L. Haerer; M. Haupt; J. A. Hinton; W. Hofmann; M. Holler; D. Horns; Z. Q. Huang; M. Jamrozy; F. Jankowsky; V. Joshi; I. Jung-Richardt; E. Kasai; K. Katarzyński; B. Khélifi; S. Klepser; W. Kluźniak; N. Komin; K. Kosack; D. Kostunin; T. L. Holch; R. G. Lang; S. Le Stum; F. Leitl; A. Lemière; J. P. Lenain; F. Leuschner; T. Lohse; A. Luashvili; I. Lypova; J. Mackey; D. Malyshev; V. Marandon; P. Marchegiani; P. Marinos; G. Martí-Devesa; R. Marx; A. Mitchell; R. Moderski; L. Mohrmann; A. Montanari; E. Moulin; J. Muller; K. Nakashima; M. De Naurois; J. Niemiec; P. O'Brien; S. Ohm; L. Olivera-Nieto; E. De Ona Wilhelmi; M. Ostrowski; G. Pühlhofer; S. Panny; M. Panter; R. D. Parsons; G. Peron; A. Priyana Noel; D. A. Prokhorov; H. Prokoph; M. Punch; A. Quirrenbach; P. Reichherzer; O. Reimer; F. Rieger; G. Rowell; B. Rudak; H. Rueda Ricarte; V. Sahakian; H. Salzmann; D. A. Sanchez; A. Santangelo; M. Sasaki; H. M. Schutte; U. Schwanke; J. N.S. Shapopi; H. Sol; A. Specovius; S. Spencer; Stawarz; R. Steenkamp; S. Steinmassl; C. Steppa; I. Sushch; H. Suzuki; T. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; T. Tavernier; C. Thorpe-Morgan; N. Tsuji; Y. Uchiyama; M. Vecchi; J. Veh; C. Venter; J. Vink; S. J. Wagner; R. White; A. Wierzcholska; Y. W. Wong; M. Zacharias; D. Zargaryan; A. A. Zdziarski; A. Zech; S. Zouari; N. Zywucka

doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2023/04/040

Search for the evaporation of primordial black holes with H.E.S.S.

F. Aharonian
, F. Ait Benkhali
, J. Aschersleben
, M. Böttcher
, M. Backes
, V. Barbosa Martins
, R. Batzofin
, Y. Becherini
, D. Berge
, B. Bi
, C. Boisson
, J. Bolmont
, M. De Bony De Lavergne
, J. Borowska
, F. Bradascio
, R. Brose
, F. Brun
, B. Bruno
, T. Bulik
, C. Burger-Scheidlin

S. Caroff, S. Casanova, J. Celic, M. Cerruti, T. Chand, A. Chen, O. Chibueze, G. Cotter, J. Damascene Mbarubucyeye, A. Djannati-Ataï, K. Egberts, C. Van Eldik, J. P. Ernenwein, M. Füßling, A. Fiasson, G. Fichet De Clairfontaine, G. Fontaine, S. Gabici, S. Ghafourizadeh, G. Giavitto, D. Glawion, J. F. Glicenstein, G. Grolleron, M. H. Grondin, L. Haerer, M. Haupt, J. A. Hinton, W. Hofmann, M. Holler, D. Horns, Z. Q. Huang, M. Jamrozy, F. Jankowsky, V. Joshi, I. Jung-Richardt, E. Kasai, K. Katarzyński, B. Khélifi, S. Klepser, W. Kluźniak, N. Komin, K. Kosack, D. Kostunin, T. L. Holch, R. G. Lang, S. Le Stum, F. Leitl, A. Lemière, J. P. Lenain, F. Leuschner, T. Lohse, A. Luashvili, I. Lypova, J. Mackey, D. Malyshev, V. Marandon, P. Marchegiani, P. Marinos, G. Martí-Devesa, R. Marx, A. Mitchell, R. Moderski, L. Mohrmann, A. Montanari, E. Moulin, J. Muller, K. Nakashima, M. De Naurois, J. Niemiec, P. O'Brien, S. Ohm, L. Olivera-Nieto, E. De Ona Wilhelmi, M. Ostrowski, G. Pühlhofer, S. Panny, M. Panter, R. D. Parsons, G. Peron, A. Priyana Noel, D. A. Prokhorov, H. Prokoph, M. Punch, A. Quirrenbach, P. Reichherzer, O. Reimer, F. Rieger, G. Rowell, B. Rudak, H. Rueda Ricarte, V. Sahakian, H. Salzmann, D. A. Sanchez, A. Santangelo, M. Sasaki, H. M. Schutte, U. Schwanke, J. N.S. Shapopi, H. Sol, A. Specovius, S. Spencer, Stawarz, R. Steenkamp, S. Steinmassl, C. Steppa, I. Sushch, H. Suzuki, T. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, T. Tavernier, C. Thorpe-Morgan, N. Tsuji, Y. Uchiyama, M. Vecchi, J. Veh, C. Venter, J. Vink, S. J. Wagner, R. White, A. Wierzcholska, Y. W. Wong, M. Zacharias, D. Zargaryan, A. A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, S. Zouari, N. Zywucka

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Abstract

Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) are hypothetical black holes predicted to have been formed from density fluctuations in the early Universe. PBHs with an initial mass around 1014-1015 g are expected to end their evaporation at present times in a burst of particles and very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. Those gamma rays may be detectable by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. This paper reports on the search for evaporation bursts of VHE gamma rays with H.E.S.S., ranging from 10 to 120 seconds, as expected from the final stage of PBH evaporation and using a total of 4816 hours of observations. The most constraining upper limit on the burst rate of local PBHs is 2000 pc-3 yr-1 for a burst interval of 120 seconds, at the 95% confidence level. The implication of these measurements for PBH dark matter are also discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	040
Journal	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume	2023
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2023/04/040
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2023
Externally published	Yes

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dark matter experiments
gamma ray experiments
primordial black holes

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Aharonian, F., Ait Benkhali, F., Aschersleben, J., Böttcher, M., Backes, M., Barbosa Martins, V., Batzofin, R., Becherini, Y., Berge, D., Bi, B., Boisson, C., Bolmont, J., De Bony De Lavergne, M., Borowska, J., Bradascio, F., Brose, R., Brun, F., Bruno, B., Bulik, T., ... Zywucka, N. (2023). Search for the evaporation of primordial black holes with H.E.S.S. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2023(4), Article 040. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2023/04/040

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AU - Aschersleben, J.

AU - Böttcher, M.

AU - Backes, M.

AU - Barbosa Martins, V.

AU - Batzofin, R.

AU - Becherini, Y.

AU - Berge, D.

AU - Bi, B.

AU - Boisson, C.

AU - Bolmont, J.

AU - De Bony De Lavergne, M.

AU - Borowska, J.

AU - Bradascio, F.

AU - Brose, R.

AU - Brun, F.

AU - Bruno, B.

AU - Bulik, T.

AU - Burger-Scheidlin, C.

AU - Caroff, S.

AU - Casanova, S.

AU - Celic, J.

AU - Cerruti, M.

AU - Chand, T.

AU - Chen, A.

AU - Chibueze, O.

AU - Cotter, G.

AU - Damascene Mbarubucyeye, J.

AU - Djannati-Ataï, A.

AU - Egberts, K.

AU - Van Eldik, C.

AU - Ernenwein, J. P.

AU - Füßling, M.

AU - Fiasson, A.

AU - Fichet De Clairfontaine, G.

AU - Fontaine, G.

AU - Gabici, S.

AU - Ghafourizadeh, S.

AU - Giavitto, G.

AU - Glawion, D.

AU - Glicenstein, J. F.

AU - Grolleron, G.

AU - Grondin, M. H.

AU - Haerer, L.

AU - Haupt, M.

AU - Hinton, J. A.

AU - Hofmann, W.

AU - Holler, M.

AU - Horns, D.

AU - Huang, Z. Q.

AU - Jamrozy, M.

AU - Jankowsky, F.

AU - Joshi, V.

AU - Jung-Richardt, I.

AU - Kasai, E.

AU - Katarzyński, K.

AU - Khélifi, B.

AU - Klepser, S.

AU - Kluźniak, W.

AU - Komin, N.

AU - Kosack, K.

AU - Kostunin, D.

AU - Holch, T. L.

AU - Lang, R. G.

AU - Le Stum, S.

AU - Leitl, F.

AU - Lemière, A.

AU - Lenain, J. P.

AU - Leuschner, F.

AU - Lohse, T.

AU - Luashvili, A.

AU - Lypova, I.

AU - Mackey, J.

AU - Malyshev, D.

AU - Marandon, V.

AU - Marchegiani, P.

AU - Marinos, P.

AU - Martí-Devesa, G.

AU - Marx, R.

AU - Mitchell, A.

AU - Moderski, R.

AU - Mohrmann, L.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Moulin, E.

AU - Muller, J.

AU - Nakashima, K.

AU - De Naurois, M.

AU - Niemiec, J.

AU - O'Brien, P.

AU - Ohm, S.

AU - Olivera-Nieto, L.

AU - De Ona Wilhelmi, E.

AU - Ostrowski, M.

AU - Pühlhofer, G.

AU - Panny, S.

AU - Panter, M.

AU - Parsons, R. D.

AU - Peron, G.

AU - Priyana Noel, A.

AU - Prokhorov, D. A.

AU - Prokoph, H.

AU - Punch, M.

AU - Quirrenbach, A.

AU - Reichherzer, P.

AU - Reimer, O.

AU - Rieger, F.

AU - Rowell, G.

AU - Rudak, B.

AU - Rueda Ricarte, H.

AU - Sahakian, V.

AU - Salzmann, H.

AU - Sanchez, D. A.

AU - Santangelo, A.

AU - Sasaki, M.

AU - Schutte, H. M.

AU - Schwanke, U.

AU - Shapopi, J. N.S.

AU - Sol, H.

AU - Specovius, A.

AU - Spencer, S.

AU - Stawarz,

AU - Steenkamp, R.

AU - Steinmassl, S.

AU - Steppa, C.

AU - Sushch, I.

AU - Suzuki, H.

AU - Takahashi, T.

AU - Tanaka, T.

AU - Tavernier, T.

AU - Thorpe-Morgan, C.

AU - Tsuji, N.

AU - Uchiyama, Y.

AU - Vecchi, M.

AU - Veh, J.

AU - Venter, C.

AU - Vink, J.

AU - Wagner, S. J.

AU - White, R.

AU - Wierzcholska, A.

AU - Wong, Y. W.

AU - Zacharias, M.

AU - Zargaryan, D.

AU - Zdziarski, A. A.

AU - Zech, A.

AU - Zouari, S.

AU - Zywucka, N.

PY - 2023/4/1

Y1 - 2023/4/1

N2 - Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) are hypothetical black holes predicted to have been formed from density fluctuations in the early Universe. PBHs with an initial mass around 1014-1015 g are expected to end their evaporation at present times in a burst of particles and very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. Those gamma rays may be detectable by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. This paper reports on the search for evaporation bursts of VHE gamma rays with H.E.S.S., ranging from 10 to 120 seconds, as expected from the final stage of PBH evaporation and using a total of 4816 hours of observations. The most constraining upper limit on the burst rate of local PBHs is 2000 pc-3 yr-1 for a burst interval of 120 seconds, at the 95% confidence level. The implication of these measurements for PBH dark matter are also discussed.

AB - Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) are hypothetical black holes predicted to have been formed from density fluctuations in the early Universe. PBHs with an initial mass around 1014-1015 g are expected to end their evaporation at present times in a burst of particles and very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. Those gamma rays may be detectable by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. This paper reports on the search for evaporation bursts of VHE gamma rays with H.E.S.S., ranging from 10 to 120 seconds, as expected from the final stage of PBH evaporation and using a total of 4816 hours of observations. The most constraining upper limit on the burst rate of local PBHs is 2000 pc-3 yr-1 for a burst interval of 120 seconds, at the 95% confidence level. The implication of these measurements for PBH dark matter are also discussed.

KW - dark matter experiments

KW - gamma ray experiments

KW - primordial black holes

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DO - 10.1088/1475-7516/2023/04/040

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85153538419

SN - 1475-7516

VL - 2023

JO - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

JF - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

IS - 4

M1 - 040

ER -

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