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A Search for Dark Matter in the Halos of Lensing Galaxies using VLBI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

M.A. Garrett
Affiliation:
NRAL, Jodrell Bank, UK
S. Nair
Affiliation:
NRAL, Jodrell Bank, UK
R.W. Porcas
Affiliation:
MPIfR, Bonn, Germany
A.R. Patnaik
Affiliation:
MPIfR, Bonn, Germany

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Baryonic Dark Matter (BDM) candidates are segregated into two main mass ranges: (i) sub-solar mass dwarf stars (MACHOS) and (ii) ∼ 104–106M Very Massive Objects (VMOs). The lower mass range has been the target of the various micro-lensing programs but the first, tentative conclusions (see Stubbs et al. these proceedings) seem to suggest that MACHOs are unlikely to provide the bulk of the dark matter in the galactic halo. Meanwhile the upper mass range (104–106M) remains largely unexplored. However, Wambsganss & Paczynski 1992 (hereafter WP92), have shown that this mass range is perfectly tuned to a straightforward and direct test: gravitational milli-lensing of macro-lensed images (Fig 1).

Type
Chapter 6: Galaxies
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

References

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