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Supernovae Could Search for Dark Objects the Usual Surveys Miss

Extended lenses comparable to their Einstein radii would imprint differently from the point sources targeted in primordial-black-hole searches.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-09-07-017
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Summary

Extended lenses comparable to their Einstein radii would imprint differently from the point sources targeted in primordial-black-hole searches.

The proposal calculates detection efficiency for ultracompact minihalos and maps projected abundance limits to primordial small-scale power. Rubin Observatory's expected supernova sample could open complementary parameter space. These are forecast constraints, not a detection.

Why it matters

Extended lenses comparable to their Einstein radii would imprint differently from the point sources targeted in primordial-black-hole searches.

Limits and context

  • These are forecast constraints, not a detection.

Key claims

  1. Extended lenses comparable to their Einstein radii would imprint differently from the point sources targeted in primordial-black-hole searches.

    Qualification: These are forecast constraints, not a detection.

    Evidence: source-2026-09-07-019

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2609.04308arXiv · primary research

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