Hubble deep field constraint on baryonic dark matter

被引:86
作者
Flynn, C
Gould, A
Bahcall, JN
机构
[1] OHIO STATE UNIV,DEPT ASTRON,COLUMBUS,OH 43210
[2] INST ADV STUDY,PRINCETON,NJ 08540
关键词
dark matter; gravitational lensing; stars; low-mass; brown dwarfs; luminosity function; mass function;
D O I
10.1086/310174
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We use a new technique to search for faint red stars in the Hubble deep field. We distinguish unambiguously between stars and galaxies to I = 26.3. Our results place strong and general constraints on the I-band luminosity of the constituents of the Galactic dark halo.
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页码:L55 / L58
页数:4
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