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Milky Way和Local Group中缺失的重子

The Missing Baryons in the Milky Way and Local Group

Joel N. Bregman

摘要:

银河系和所有其他星系都缺少大部分重子,因为已知的重子质量与引力质量之比(维里半径内)比WMAP确定的宇宙比小好几倍。这意味着要么重子从未落入星系,要么是强大的星系风带走了大部分重子。如果我们能够发现缺失的重子并测量其性质:空间分布、温度和金属丰度,就有可能区分这两种途径。星系中缺失的重子预计温度为1- 3E 6 K,因此需要X射线观测。在这篇白皮书中,我们展示了如何使用IXO等设备获得X射线观测,以识别和研究这些难以捉摸的重子。

英文摘要:

The Milky Way and all other galaxies are missing most of their baryons in that the ratio of the known baryonic mass to the gravitating mass (within the virial radius), is several times less than the cosmic ratio determined from WMAP. This implies that either the baryons never fell into galaxies or that powerful galactic winds removed most of the baryons. It is possible to discriminate between these two pathways if we can discover the missing baryons and measure its properties: spatial distribution; temperature; and metallicity. The missing baryons from galaxies are expected to have temperatures of 1-3E6 K, so X-ray observations are required. In this white paper, we show how X-ray observations, obtained with a facility such as IXO, can be used to identify and study these elusive baryons.

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