Baryogenesis and primordial black hole dark matter from heavy metastable particles

We propose a novel and simple scenario to explain baryon asymmetry and dark matter (DM) by utilizing an early matter-dominated era (EMDE) caused by a heavy metastable particle. Within the EMDE, lack of pressure enhances the formation of primordial black holes (PBHs) which can then contribute to the relic abundance of DM. The eventual decay of heavy metastable particle that has baryon number and CP -violating interactions reheats the Universe and gives rise to baryon asymmetry. Since in this setup, PBH serves as a DM candidate, the particle physics model may not require new stable degrees of freedom which leads to more freedom in the model-building side. As an example, we show that a modulus field which dominates the energy density of the Universe prior to its decay, may explain both DM and baryon asymmetry in the Universe in the context of the minimally supersymmetric Standard Model while the lightest superparticle is not stable and cannot be a DM candidate due to the R -parity violating interactions needed for baryogenesis.

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We propose a novel scenario using an early matter-dominated era (EMDE) caused by a heavy metastable particle to explain baryon asymmetry and dark matter (DM). The lack of pressure within the EMDE enhances the formation of primordial black holes (PBHs) which contribute to the relic abundance of DM. The decay of a heavy metastable particle with baryon number and CP-violating interactions reheats the Universe and leads to baryon asymmetry.