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Observing molecular hydrogen clouds and dark massive objects in galactic halos

Astrophysics 2011-05-23 v1

Abstract

Molecular hydrogen clouds can contribute substantially to the galactic halo< dark matter and may lead to the birth of massive halo objects (MHOs) observed indirectly by microlensing. We present a method to detect these molecular clouds in the halo of M31 using the Doppler shift effect. We also consider the possibility to directly observe MHOs in the halo of M31 via their infrared emission.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9501077,
  title  = {Observing molecular hydrogen clouds and dark massive objects in galactic halos},
  author = {F. De Paolis and G. Ingrosso and Ph. Jetzer and A. Quadir and M. Roncadelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9501077},
  year   = {2011}
}

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7 pages, postscript file, to appear in Astron. & Astrophys