A New Force in the Dark Sector?
Abstract
We study the kinematics of dark matter using the massive cluster of galaxies 1E0657-56. The velocity of the "bullet" subcluster has been measured by X-ray emission from the shock front, and the masses and separation of the main and sub-clusters have been measured by gravitational lensing. The velocity with gravity alone is calculated in a variety of models of the initial conditions, mass distribution and accretion history; it is much higher than expected, by at least 2.4 sigma. The probability of so large a subcluster velocity in cosmological simulations is <~ 10^{-7}. A long range force with strength ~ 0.4 - 1.2 times that of gravity would provide the needed additional acceleration.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0610298,
title = {A New Force in the Dark Sector?},
author = {Glennys R. Farrar and Rachel A. Rosen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0610298},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
4 pp -- updated to final version which will appear in March 30, 2007 Phys. Rev. Lett. Changes are minor, mainly additional references