Ann Zabludoff


Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Associate Astronomer, Steward Observatory
933 North Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85721
Office Phone: 520-626-2509 FAX: 520-621-1532
Email: azabludoff@as.arizona.edu

A Census of Baryons in Galaxy Clusters and Groups (Gonzalez et al. 2007)

Contribution of stars in galaxies, intracluster stars, and the intracluster medium to the total baryon budget in nearby galaxy clusters and groups. We observe no trend in total baryon fraction with cluster mass. Although the observed total baryon fraction is lower than the WMAP value, the shortfall is on the order of both the observational systematic uncertainties and the depletion of baryons within r500 that is predicted by simulations. The data therefore provide no compelling evidence for undetected baryonic components, particularly any that would be expected to vary in importance with cluster mass.

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