News tagged with baryons
Astronomers map dark matter distribution in 3D in Abell 383 galaxy cluster
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two teams of astronomers have used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes to map the distribution of dark matter in a galaxy cluster known as Abell 383, which is located ...
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Physicists propose mechanism that explains the origins of both dark matter and 'normal' matter
(PhysOrg.com) -- Through precise cosmological measurements, scientists know that about 4.6% of the energy of the Universe is made of baryonic matter (normal atoms), about 23% is made of dark matter, and the ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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UBC physicists make atoms and dark matter add up
Physicists at the University of British Columbia and TRIUMF have proposed a unified explanation for dark matter and the so-called baryon asymmetry -- the apparent imbalance of matter with positive baryon charge and antimatter ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Could dark baryons explain dark matter?
(PhysOrg.com) -- "The prevailing belief about dark matter particles is that they should be about 100 or more times heavier than protons," Subir Sarkar tells PhysOrg.com. "However, we were thinking about the possibility of lig ...
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Particle oddball surprises physicists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists of the CDF experiment at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced yesterday that they have found evidence of an unexpected particle whose curious ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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