Annihilating Mini BHs
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Category | Progenitor | Type | Energy Mechanism | Emission Mechanism | Counterparts | References | Brief Comments | ||||||||
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LF Radio | HF Radio | Microwave | Terahertz | Optical/IR | X-rays | Gamma-rays | Gravitational Waves | Neutrinos | |||||||
Void | Annihilating Mini BHs | Single | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | https://arxiv.org/pdf/1206.4135.pdf | None |
Definitions: LF Radio (3 MHz to 3 GHz); HF Radio (3 GHz to 30 GHz); Microwave (30 to 300 GHz)
Model Description
When a BH evaporates to some critical mass, a fireball of e+− pairs can be created. The relativistic pairs expand into the magnetic field of the surrounding ISM, which, for a sufficiently low mass BH, could produce a emission consistent with an FRB.
Observational Constraints
In this scenario the inferred distance to the Lorimer burst is calculated to be 200 kpc -- far too little, thus making this theory inviable.