The dark matter distribution of M87 and NGC 1399

Details The dark matter distribution of M87 and NGC 1399 The dark matter distribution of M87 and NGC 1399

Aug 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...413l..59t&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 413, no. 2, p. L59-L62.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Dark Matter, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Clusters, Gas Density, Space Density, X Ray Astronomy, Astronomical Models, Baryons

Scientific paper

Recent X-ray observations of clusters of galaxies indicate that, outside the innermost about 100 kpc region, the ratio of dark matter density to baryonic matter density declines with radius. We show that this result is consistent with a cold dark matter simulation, suggesting the presence of dissipationless dark matter in the observed clusters. This is contrary to previous suggestions that dissipational baryonic dark matter is required to explain the decline in the density ratio. The simulation further shows that, in the inner 100 kpc region, the density ratio should rise with radius. We confirm this property in M87 and NGC 1399, which are close enough to allow the determination of the density ratio in the required inner region. X-ray mappings of the dark matter distribution in clusters of galaxies are therefore consistent with the presence of dissipationless dark matter.

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