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We consider generic freeze-in processes for generation of Dark Matter, together with the consequent re-thermalization of the Standard Model fluid. We find that Dark Matter inherits the Standard Model adiabatic inhomogeneities on the cosmological scales probed by current observations, that were super-horizon during freeze-in. Thereby, freeze-in satisfies the bounds on iso-curvature perturbations.
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Strumia, A. Dark Matter from freeze-in and its inhomogeneities. J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 42 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2023)042
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