scholarly journals HI holes in galactic disks: Tracing the dark matter distribution

2004 ◽  
Vol 416 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. I. Vorobyov ◽  
Yu. A. Shchekinov
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galactic Disks ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution

scholarly journals DARK MATTER DYNAMICS AND INDIRECT DETECTION

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 1021-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIANFRANCO BERTONE ◽  
DAVID MERRITT
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Total Mass ◽  
Galactic Center ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Indirect Detection ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution ◽  
Particle Dark Matter ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Rule Out

Non-baryonic, or "dark", matter is believed to be a major component of the total mass budget of the Universe. We review the candidates for particle dark matter and discuss the prospects for direct detection (via interaction of dark matter particles with laboratory detectors) and indirect detection (via observations of the products of dark matter self-annihilations), focusing in particular on the Galactic center, which is among the most promising targets for indirect detection studies. The gravitational potential at the Galactic center is dominated by stars and by the supermassive black hole, and the dark matter distribution is expected to evolve on sub-parsec scales due to interaction with these components. We discuss the dominant interaction mechanisms and show how they can be used to rule out certain extreme models for the dark matter distribution, thus increasing the information that can be gleaned from indirect detection searches.

scholarly journals Dark matter distribution induced by a cosmic string wake in the nonlinear regime

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Disrael Camargo Neves da Cunha ◽  
Joachim Harnois-Deraps ◽  
Robert Brandenberger ◽  
Adam Amara ◽  
Alexandre Refregier
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Cosmic String ◽  
Nonlinear Regime ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution

scholarly journals The Dark Matter Distribution in the Central Regions of Galaxy Clusters: Implications for Cold Dark Matter

2004 ◽  
Vol 604 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Sand ◽  
Tommaso Treu ◽  
Graham P. Smith ◽  
Richard S. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Clusters ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution

scholarly journals Analysis of the very inner Milky Way dark matter distribution and gamma-ray signals

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Gammaldi ◽  
V. Avila-Reese ◽  
O. Valenzuela ◽  
A. X. Gonzalez-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution

Dark matter distribution in superthin galaxies

2020 ◽  
Vol 495 (4) ◽  
pp. 3722-3726
Author(s):  
Ilia Kalashnikov
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Surface Density ◽  
Distribution Density ◽  
Spherically Symmetric ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Galactic Disc ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Visible Matter ◽  
Simple Physical Model ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution

ABSTRACT This paper presents a new method of calculating dark matter density profiles for superthin axial symmetric galaxies without a bulge. This method is based on a simple physical model, which includes an infinitely thin galactic disc immersed in a spherically symmetric halo of dark matter. To obtain the desired distribution density, it suffices to know a distribution of visible matter surface density in a galaxy and a dependence of angular velocity on the radius. As a byproduct, the well-known expression, which reproduces surface density of a superthin galaxy expressed through a rotation law, was obtained.

scholarly journals Inner dark matter distribution of the Cosmic Horseshoe (J1148+1930) with gravitational lensing and dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 631 ◽  
pp. A40 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Schuldt ◽  
G. Chirivì ◽  
S. H. Suyu ◽  
A. Yıldırım ◽  
A. Sonnenfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Gravitational Lens ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Lens System ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Mass Model ◽  
Luminous Matter ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution ◽  
Light Components

We present a detailed analysis of the inner mass structure of the Cosmic Horseshoe (J1148+1930) strong gravitational lens system observed with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). In addition to the spectacular Einstein ring, this systems shows a radial arc. We obtained the redshift of the radial arc counterimage zs, r = 1.961 ± 0.001 from Gemini observations. To disentangle the dark and luminous matter, we considered three different profiles for the dark matter (DM) distribution: a power law profile, the Navarro, Frenk, and White (NFW) profile, and a generalized version of the NFW profile. For the luminous matter distribution, we based the model on the observed light distribution that is fitted with three components: a point mass for the central light component resembling an active galactic nucleus, and the remaining two extended light components scaled by a constant mass-to-light ratio (M/L). To constrain the model further, we included published velocity dispersion measurements of the lens galaxy and performed a self-consistent lensing and axisymmetric Jeans dynamical modeling. Our model fits well to the observations including the radial arc, independent of the DM profile. Depending on the DM profile, we get a DM fraction between 60% and 70%. With our composite mass model we find that the radial arc helps to constrain the inner DM distribution of the Cosmic Horseshoe independently of the DM profile.

Studying the Patterns of the Universe

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sepp ◽  
E. Tempel ◽  
M. Gramann ◽  
P. Nurmi ◽  
M. Haupt
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Cluster ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Galaxy Groups ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution ◽  
Distribution Studies ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractThe SDSS galaxy catalog is one of the best databases for galaxy distribution studies. The SDSS DR8 data is used to construct the galaxy cluster catalog. We construct the clusters from the calculated luminosity density field and identify denser regions. Around these peak regions we construct galaxy clusters. Another interesting question in cosmology is how observable galaxy structures are connected to underlying dark matter distribution. To study this we compare the SDSS DR7 galaxy group catalog with galaxy groups obtained from the semi-analytical Millennium N-Body simulation. Specifically, we compare the group richness, virial radius, maximum separation and velocity dispersion distributions and find a relatively good agreement between the mock catalog and observations. This strongly supports the idea that the dark matter distribution and galaxies in the semi-analytical models and observations are very closely linked.

scholarly journals The Mass Distribution In Clusters Of Galaxies From Weak And Strong Lensing

1996 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Miralda-Escudé
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Inversion Formula ◽  
Weak Lensing ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Strong Lensing ◽  
Similar Information ◽  
Dark Matter Distribution

This paper is intended as an introduction to the theory of weak lensing. A review of the inversion formula introduced by Kaiser and Squires is presented. We then prove the formula of the aperture densitometry method in a simple way that allows a clear understanding of where the various terms come from. This is particularly useful to measure quantitatively masses in any region of a lens. We then summarize what has been learned from observations of strong lensing about the dark matter distribution; weak lensing should provide similar information on larger scales in clusters of galaxies.

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