Stellar and dark matter density in the Local Universe
Abstract
We calculate the mean density profiles for luminous and dark matter on distance scales D ∼ 1-100 Mpc around us using recent all-sky catalogs of galaxy groups. Within the Local Volume (D < 11 Mpc), we derived the mean stellar density Ω* = 0.44% in the critical density units and the mean total matter density Ωm = 0.17. Within a sphere of radius 40 Mpc, these quantities drop to Ω* = 0.24-0.32% and Ωm = 0.09-0.14. In a larger volume within D ∼ 135 Mpc, the discussed densities become more uncertain: Ω* = 0.20-0.24% and Ωm = 0.05-0.16. We summarize that the major part of the cosmic dark matter is located outside the virial and collapsing zones of groups and clusters.
- Publication:
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Astronomische Nachrichten
- Pub Date:
- August 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1002/asna.201813520
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1810.06326
- Bibcode:
- 2018AN....339..615K
- Keywords:
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- cosmology: dark matter;
- galaxies: formation;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies;
- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 11 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables, accepted by AN