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The prolate Bok globules evidence for the existence of dark matter sub-halo.

Authors :
Gholipour, Mahmoud
Nejad-Asghar, Mohsen
Source :
Astrophysics & Space Science. Jan2014, Vol. 349 Issue 1, p401-405. 5p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Although the existence of dark matter is generally accepted by the mainstream scientific community, there is no generally agreed direct detection of it. Also, observations show that some Bok globules are prolate in some regions without suitable explanation for its cause. In this paper, we investigate the effect of dark matter sub-halo in transformation of the Bok globules from spherical to the prolate shape. We limit the investigation to a particular case that the magnetic field and turbulent effects are negligible through the Bok globule. We consider the gravitational effect of dark matter sub-halo on the isothermal Bok globule that is exposed to suitable distance of it. The results show that the dark matter sub-halo can justify the transformation of Bok globules in some regions. In this paper, we introduce a new method for proving the existence of dark matter sub halo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0004640X
Volume :
349
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Astrophysics & Space Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
92707578
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-013-1643-7