How to extract dark matter mass from a hydrostatic study

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The discussion centers on extracting dark matter mass from a hydrostatic equilibrium study conducted by A. Vikhlinin et al. in 2005. The correct method to calculate dark matter mass is to subtract the gas fraction from the total mass, specifically using the formula M500 - M500 * Fg,500. Additionally, for increased accuracy, it is recommended to also account for stellar mass, which constitutes approximately 10% of the gas mass.

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  • Understanding of hydrostatic equilibrium in astrophysics
  • Familiarity with dark matter mass calculations
  • Knowledge of gas fraction and stellar mass contributions
  • Basic comprehension of galaxy cluster dynamics
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  • Learn about the concentration parameter and its significance in dark matter analysis
  • Explore advanced techniques for measuring gas fractions in galaxy clusters
  • Investigate the role of stellar mass in dark matter calculations
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Jules Winnfield
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In 2005, A. Vikhlinin et al. made a hydrostatic equilibrium study - https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507092 - of some dozen galaxy clusters. These hydrostatic studies are useful because they don't contain the M/L assumptions of other methods. From this document, I'm trying to extract the dark matter mass of the cluster. Is it safe to assume that the dark matter mass is the total mass less the gas fraction (##M_{500}## - ##M_{500}## * ##F_{g,500}##)?

Or is there another way to extract an unambiguous value of dark matter from the concentration parameter that I've not yet found? In table 4, he lists the concentration parameter, but doesn't list the central density. Am I missing something?
 
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Jules Winnfield said:
In 2005, A. Vikhlinin et al. made a hydrostatic equilibrium study - https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507092 - of some dozen galaxy clusters. These hydrostatic studies are useful because they don't contain the M/L assumptions of other methods. From this document, I'm trying to extract the dark matter mass of the cluster. Is it safe to assume that the dark matter mass is the total mass less the gas fraction (##M_{500}## - ##M_{500}## * ##F_{g,500}##)?
The author responded to my query. The formula above is the right way to extract the dark matter mass. He added that the stellar mass is about ##\frac{1}{10}## percent of the gas mass, so if I wanted to be even more accurate, I could subtract that also.
 

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