Galaxy cluster mass profiles

Abstract

Accurate measurements of the mass distribution in galaxy and cluster halos are essential to test the cold dark matter (CDM) paradigm. The cosmological model predicts a universal shape for the density profile in all halos, independent of halo mass. Its profile has a `cuspy' centre, with no evidence for the constant density core. In this paper we carry out a careful analysis of twelve galaxy clusters, using Chandra data to compute the mass distribution in each system under the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium. Due to their low concentration, clusters provide ideal objects for studying the central cusps in dark matter halos. The majority of the systems are consistent with the CDM model, but 4 objects exhibit flat inner density profiles. We suggest that the flat inner profile found for these clusters is due to an underestimation of the mass in the cluster centre (rather than any problem with the CDM model), since these objects also have a centrally peaked gas mass fraction. We discuss possible causes for erroneously low mass measurements in the cores of some systems.

16 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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