Do non-relativistic neutrinos constitute the dark matter?
Abstract
The dark matter of the Abell 1689 galaxy cluster is modeled by thermal, non-relativistic gravitating fermions and its galaxies and X-ray gas by isothermal distributions. A fit yields a mass of 1.445 eV. A dark matter fraction occurs for degrees of freedom, i. e., for 3 families of left plus right handed neutrinos with masses . Given a temperature of 0.045 K and a de Broglie length of 0.20 mm, they establish a quantum structure of several million light years across, the largest known in the Universe. The virial -particle temperature of keV coincides with the average one of X-rays. The results are compatible with neutrino genesis, nucleosynthesis and free streaming. The neutrinos condense on the cluster at redshift , thereby causing reionization of the intracluster gas without assistance of heavy stars. The baryons are poor tracers of the dark matter density.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0812.4552,
title = {Do non-relativistic neutrinos constitute the dark matter?},
author = {Th. M. Nieuwenhuizen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.4552},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Extended published version, 6.1 pages, 2 figures