The Dark Matter Radial Profile in the Core of the Relaxed Cluster A2589

Abstract

We present an analysis of a Chandra--ACIS observation of the galaxy cluster A2589 to constrain the radial distribution of the total gravitating matter and the dark matter in the core of the cluster. A2589 is especially well-suited for this analysis because the hot gas in its core region (r < ~0.1 Rvir) is undisturbed by interactions with a central radio source. From the largest radius probed (r=0.07 Rvir) down to r ~0.02 Rvir dark matter dominates the gravitating mass. Over this region the radial profiles of the gravitating and dark matter are fitted well by the NFW and Hernquist profiles predicted by CDM. The density profiles are also described well by power laws, rho ~r^{-alpha}, where alpha=1.37 +/- 0.14 for the gravitating matter and alpha=1.35 +/- 0.21 for the dark matter. These values are consistent with profiles of CDM halos but are significantly larger than alpha ~0.5 found in LSB galaxies and expected from self-interacting dark matter models.

arXiv comment10 pages, 6 figures, To Appear in The Astrophysical Journal, March 20 issue, a few very minor changes to match copyedited version

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