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Velocity peaks and caustic rings
The late infall of cold dark matter onto an isolated galaxy produces flows
with definite local velocity vectors throughout the galactic halo. It also
produces caustic rings, which are places in the halo where the dark matter
density is very large. The self-similar model of halo formation predicts that
the caustic ring radii follow the approximate law . I
interpret bumps in the rotation curves of NGC 3198 and of our own galaxy as due
to caustic rings of dark matter. In this model of our halo the annual
modulation effect in direct searches for WIMPs has the opposite sign from that
predicted by the isothermal sphere model.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure, to appear in the Proceedings of the 2d
International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter, Buxton, England,
Sept. 7-11, 199
Evidence for Ring Caustics in the Milky Way
The late infall of cold dark matter onto our galaxy produces discrete flows
and caustics in its halo. The recently discovered ring of stars near
galactocentric distance 20 kpc and a series of sharp rises in the Milky Way
rotation curve are interpreted as due to the presence of caustic rings of dark
matter in the galactic plane. Their locations are consistent at the 3% level
with the predictions of the self-similar infall model for the caustic ring
radii. Also, a triangular feature in the IRAS map of the galactic plane is
consistent with the imprint of a caustic ring of dark matter upon the baryonic
matter. These observations imply that the dark matter in our neighborhood is
dominated by a single flow whose density and velocity vector are estimated.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figures. Version to be published in Phys. Lett. B. The
paper has been revised in response to comments by referees and to include
fresh evidenc
Axions and their Distribution in Galactic Halos
Axion physics is briefly reviewed. Constraints from laboratory searches,
astrophysics and cosmology require the axion mass to be in the range eV. Near the lower end of this range, axions are
all or a major component of the cold dark matter of the universe. The late
infall of axions, and of any other cold dark matter particles, onto our galaxy
produces streams and caustics in its halo. The outer caustics are topological
spheres whereas the inner caustics are rings. The self-similar model of
galactic halo formation predicts that the caustic ring radii obey the
approximate law . Evidence for this law has been found in a
statistical study of 32 extended and well-measured external galactic rotation
curves, and in the existence and distribution of sharp rises in the Milky Way
rotation curve. Moreover, a triangular feature in the IRAS map of the Galactic
plane is consistent with the imprint of a ring caustic upon the baryonic
matter. Its position coincides with a rise in the rotation curve, the one
nearest to us. These observations imply that the dark matter in our
neighborhood is dominated by a single flow. Estimates of that flow's density
and velocity vector are given.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure, invited talk at the IDM2002 conference, September
2-6, 2002 in York, Englan
Dark matter axions and caustic rings
Contents:
1. The strong CP problem
2. Dark matter axions
3. The cavity detector of galactic halo axions
4. Caustic rings in the density distribution of cold dark matter halosComment: 12 pages, Latex, one eps figure, talk at the Workshop "Beyond the
Desert '97" at Castle Ringberg, Tegernsee, Germany, June 8-14, 199
The Case for Axion Dark Matter
Dark matter axions form a rethermalizing Bose-Einstein condensate. This
provides an opportunity to distinguish axions from other forms of dark matter
on observational grounds. I show that if the dark matter is axions, tidal
torque theory predicts a specific structure for the phase space distribution of
the halos of isolated disk galaxies, such as the Milky Way. This phase space
structure is precisely that of the caustic ring model, for which observational
support had been found earlier. The other dark matter candidates predict a
different phase space structure for galactic halos.Comment: 4 pages, no figure
The Search for Dark Matter Axions
Axions solve the Strong CP Problem and are a cold dark matter candidate. The
combined constraints from accelerator searches, stellar evolution limits and
cosmology suggest that the axion mass is in the range eV. The lower bound can, however, be relaxed in a number of ways. I
discuss the constraint on axion models from the absence of isocurvature
perturbations. Dark matter axions can be searched for on Earth by stimulating
their conversion to microwave photons in an electromagnetic cavity permeated by
a magnetic field. Using this technique, limits on the local halo density have
been obtained by the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment.Comment: 10 pages, invited talk at the 41st Rencontre de Moriond on
Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, La Thuile, Italy, March 11-18,
2006. Three references were adde
Axion detection in the milli-eV mass range
We propose an experimental scheme to search for galactic halo axions with
mass eV, which is above the range accessible with cavity
techniques. The detector consists of a large number of parallel superconducting
wires embedded in a material transparent to microwave radiation. The wires
carry a current configuration which produces a static, inhomogeneous magnetic
field within the detector volume. Axions which enter this
volume may convert to photons. We discuss the feasibility of the detector and
its sensitivity.Comment: LaTex, 9 pages, 4 figures (sent upon request), UFIFT-HEP-93--
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