Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-05-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 2 ps figures, To appear in Proceedings of XXI Moriond Conference: "Galaxy Clusters and the High Redshift Universe Obs
Scientific paper
The baryon fraction in galaxy clusters is one of the most direct way to constrain $\omo$. The baryonic fraction is estimated to be in the range fb = (0.15 - 0 .20) h^{-3/2} which is several times higher than expected from the observed light element abundances in $\omo=1$ universe, leading to the conclusion that we live in low density universe. In this work I will first present the various steps which lead to these results and then foccus on the distribution of the baryon fraction inside clusters. I will show that while the baryon fraction in clusters follows a scaling law, its theoretical expected shape does not agree with what is inferred from observations. I will show that when various systematics entering into the determination of clusters gas fraction are taken into account the observed baryon fraction profile matches better the predictions, provided that the average baryon fraction at the virial radius is lower than previously found fb~10%.
Blanchard Alain
Sadat Rachida
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