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星系团碰撞中的暗物质环

Rings of Dark Matter in Collisions Between Clusters of Galaxies

J. A. ZuHone, D. Q. Lamb, P. M. Ricker

摘要:

几条证据表明,星系团Cl 0024 +17,一个表面上松弛的系统,实际上是两个星系团的碰撞,相互作用发生在我们的视线上。最近的透镜观测表明存在环状暗物质结构,这被解释为这种碰撞的结果。在本文中,我们提出了$N$体模拟集群碰撞沿视线调查这些功能的可检测性。我们使用现实的暗物质密度分布从宇宙学模拟确定。我们的模拟结果表明,碰撞后的暗物质分布的“肩膀”,但没有环的功能,即使当初始粒子的速度分布是高度切向各向异性($σ_θ/σ_r >> 1$)。只有当初始粒子速度分布为圆形时,我们的模拟才显示出这种特征。即使是适度的各向异性速度分布也与宇宙学模拟中看到的晕速度分布不一致,并且需要高度微调的初始条件。我们的研究使我们无法解释透镜观测所建议的Cl 0024+17中的暗物质环状特征。

英文摘要:

Several lines of evidence suggest that the galaxy cluster Cl0024+17, an apparently relaxed system, is actually a collision of two clusters, the interaction occurring along our line of sight. Recent lensing observations suggest the presence of a ring-like dark matter structure, which has been interpreted as the result of such a collision. In this paper we present $N$-body simulations of cluster collisions along the line of sight to investigate the detectability of such features. We use realistic dark matter density profiles as determined from cosmological simulations. Our simulations show a "shoulder" in the dark matter distribution after the collision, but no ring feature even when the initial particle velocity distribution is highly tangentially anisotropic ($σ_θ/σ_r >> 1$). Only when the initial particle velocity distribution is circular do our simulations show such a feature. Even modestly anisotropic velocity distributions are inconsistent with the halo velocity distributions seen in cosmological simulations, and would require highly fine-tuned initial conditions. Our investigation leaves us without an explanation for the dark matter ring-like feature in Cl 0024+17 suggested by lensing observations.

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