Can dark matter interact with itself?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk700

Keywords:

Dark Matter, galaxy clusters, x-rays, astrophysics, cosmology

Abstract

Dark matter, the “glue” that holds our Universe bound, remains a mystery. A key question to understand its nature is whether dark matter particles can interact with each other in more ways than only through gravity. Using X-ray data of galaxy clusters, scientists revealed whether self-interacting dark matter could be the answer to one of the unsolved problems in cosmology.

Author Biography

Dimitra Gerolymatou, Observatory of Geneva

PhD student

Original article reference

Eckert, D., Ettori, S., Robertson, A., Massey, R., Pointecouteau, E., Harvey, D., & McCarthy, I. G. (2022). Constraints on dark matter self-interaction from the internal density profiles of X-COP galaxy clusters. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 666, A41. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243205

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Published

2023-05-10

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Earth & Space

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