May 29, 2023 to June 2, 2023
Santander (Spain)
Europe/Madrid timezone

Dark matter in galaxy clusters from X-ray & SZ effect

May 31, 2023, 5:40 PM
20m
Astrophysics Astrophysics

Speaker

Stefano Ettori (INAF OAS Bologna (Italy))

Description

Galaxy clusters are dark-matter-dominated systems enclosed in a volume that is a high-density microcosm of the rest of the universe. I will present the most recent results on the distribution of their gravitating and baryonic mass obtained from our XMM-Newton Multi-year Heritage and Large Programmes complemented with Planck maps (CHEX-MATE, X-COP), highlighting the role of X-ray and SZ data in resolving the astrophysics of the most massive collapsed halos in the universe and in studying the interplay between the hot plasma and dark matter. I will discuss the role of non-thermal pressure support as a major source of the difference between the hydrostatic and the total ``true'' halo mass. These studies will pave the way for using the next generation of X-ray observatories, like XRISM and Athena, in constructing a consistent picture of the formation and composition in mass and energy of galaxy clusters.

Author

Stefano Ettori (INAF OAS Bologna (Italy))

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