Primordial black hole merger rate in ellipsoidal-collapse dark matter halo models

We study the merger rate of primordial black holes (PBHs) in the ellipsoidal-collapse model of halo to explain the dark matter abundance by the PBH merger estimated from the gravitational waves detections via the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO) detectors. We indicate that the PBH merger rate within each halo for the ellipsoidal models is more significant than for the spherical models. We specify that the PBH merger rate per unit time and per unit volume for the ellipsoidal-collapse halo models is about one order of magnitude higher than the corresponding spherical models. Moreover, we calculate the evolution of the PBH total merger rate as a function of redshift. The results indicate that the evolution for the ellipsoidal halo models is more sensitive than spherical halo models, as expected from the models. Finally, we present a constraint on the PBH abundance within the context of ellipsoidal and spherical models. By comparing the results with the aLIGO mergers during the third observing run, we show that the merger rate in the ellipsoidal-collapse halo models falls within the aLIGO window, while the same result is not valid for the spherical-collapse ones. Furthermore, we compare the total merger rate of PBHs in terms of their fraction in the ellipsoidal-collapse halo models for several masses of PBHs. The results suggest that the total merger rate of PBHs changes inversely with their masses. We also estimate the relation between the fraction of PBHs and their masses in the ellipsoidal-collapse halo model and show it for a narrow mass distribution of PBHs. The outcome shows that the constraint inferred from the PBH merger rate for the ellipsoidal-collapse halo models can be potentially stronger than the corresponding result obtained for the spherical-collapse ones.

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The study finds that the merger rate of PBHs within each halo is higher in ellipsoidal models compared to spherical models. The evolution of PBH total merger rate is more sensitive in ellipsoidal halo models than in spherical halo models, and the constraint on PBH abundance is potentially stronger in ellipsoidal-collapse halo models.