M. Loewenstein et Rf. Mushotzky, THE MASS OF ABELL-1060 AND AWM-7 FROM SPATIALLY-RESOLVED X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY - VARIATIONS IN BARYON FRACTION, The Astrophysical journal, 471(2), 1996, pp. 83-86
Using X-ray temperature and surface brightness profiles of the hot int
racluster medium (ICM) derived from ACA (Astro-D) and ROSAT observatio
ns, we place constraints on the dark matter (DM) and baryon fraction d
istributions in the poor clusters Abell 1060 (A1060) and AWM 7. Althou
gh their total mass distributions are similar, AWM 7 has twice the bar
yon fraction of A1060 in the best-fit models. The functional form of t
he DM distribution is ill determined; however, mass models where the b
aryon fractions in A1060 and AWM 7 significantly overlap are excluded.
Such variations in baryon fraction are not predicted by standard mode
ls and imply that some mechanism in addition to gravity plays a major
role in organizing matter on cluster scales.