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The Dark Halo

Measurements of the rotation curve from HI 21-cm emission, analysis of the motions of stars in the solar neighbourhood with Oort's constants, and the Oort limit, all suggest the presence of a large amount of invisible `dark matter' in the MW. Given such a startling conclusion, it may be a good idea to look for other evidence for dark matter in galaxy haloes.



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Tom Theuns
平成19年2月7日