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Robertson, A, Harvey, D, Massey, R, Eke, V, McCarthy, IG, Jauzac, M, Li, B and Schaye, J (2019) Observable tests of self-interacting dark matter in galaxy clusters: cosmological simulations with SIDM and baryons. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 488 (3). pp. 3646-3662. ISSN 0035-8711
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Abstract
We present BAHAMAS-SIDM, the first large-volume, (400/h Mpc)^3, cosmological simulations including both self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) and baryonic physics. These simulations are important for two primary reasons: 1) they include the effects of baryons on the dark matter distribution 2) the baryon particles can be used to make mock observables that can be compared directly with observations. As is well known, SIDM haloes are systematically less dense in their centres, and rounder, than CDM haloes. Here we find that that these changes are not reflected in the distribution of gas or stars within galaxy clusters, or in their X-ray luminosities. However, gravitational lensing observables can discriminate between DM models, and we present a menu of tests that future surveys could use to measure the SIDM interaction strength. We ray-trace our simulated galaxy clusters to produce strong lensing maps. Including baryons boosts the lensing strength of clusters that produce no critical curves in SIDM-only simulations. Comparing the Einstein radii of our simulated clusters with those observed in the CLASH survey, we find that sigma/m < 1 cm^2/g at velocities around 1000 km/s.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2019 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Astrophysics Research Institute |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
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| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2019 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 09:12 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1093/mnras/stz1815 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10985 |
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