熱いバリオンは宇宙の糸の5〜10%を占める
Dominique Eckert1,2, Mathilde Jauzac3,4, HuanYuan Shan5
1Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Chemin d'Ecogia 16, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland.
Nature
|December 4, 2015
まとめ
宇宙の正常な物質の半分を占める 失われたバリオンは 宇宙の糸に宿っていると 天文学者は発見しました 宇宙の大規模構造における 熱い銀河間媒体の役割を 確認しています
科学分野:
- 宇宙学
- 天体物理学
- X線天文学
背景:
- バリオンは宇宙のエネルギー密度の5%を占めるが,観測されたバリオンは2倍に不足している.
- 宇宙学的シミュレーションでは 失われたバリオンは 熱い銀河間媒介 (10^5-10^7 K) の宇宙の糸状の内部にあることを示唆しています
- これまでの熱熱バリオンの検出では 大規模な構造を追跡したり 豊富さを定量化したりできませんでした
研究 の 目的:
- 宇宙の糸状の 温かい銀河間媒体を検知し 特徴づけること
- 銀河団の外部のバリオン含有物とその関連構造を調査する.
- 宇宙の欠落したバリオンの存在を 確認するためです
主な方法:
- 銀河団アベル2744のX線観測を利用した.
- 偶然のX線点源を解除する技術を開発した.
- 熱いガス構造の空間分布と温度を分析した.
主要な成果:
- アベル2744の周りに8メガパーセックまで広がる熱いガス (10^7 K) のコヒーレントな繊維構造が検出されました.
- 銀河やダークマターの 過剰密度と一致しています
- これらのフィラメント内のバリオンガスは,その質量の5〜10%を占め,銀河団によって蓄積されています.
結論:
- 熱い銀河間媒体の存在を 確固たる証拠として提供しています
- 宇宙の欠落しているバリオンの 重要な部分がこの大規模な構造の中に 存在することを確認しました
- 銀河団の重力が 拡散したバリオンのガスを加熱し 蓄積する重要性を強調しています
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