A group of European scientists led by the University of Leiden has a signal in the spectrum of r lwa ntgenstraling discovered that may be attributed to dark matter. The signal is consistent with what was previously predicted.
The researchers used their findings are not yet in a scientific journal published, but have already a first version of their manuscript on arXiv. Therein lays the research team, led by the University of Leiden, in the sterrenstelselcluster Perseus and the galaxy Andromeda signals have been discovered that may indicate the existence of dark matter. Perseus would, if the theory is correct, rich in dark matter.
According to scientists, the signals observed in radiation from the röntgenspectrum. The observed signals were stronger in the center of objects and weaker on the edges, which is consistent with predictions that previously for the presence of dark matter are created. When the scientists tried to present their findings to verify it turned out that in the Milky way also such signals to prevent.
Dark matter is matter that the zwaartekrachteffect is shown, but cannot be measured with conventional means. That is because the particles do not interact with light. Scientists keep long been concerned with identifying the properties of dark matter. Until now, measurements are only indications, but no hard evidence. Or the University are now Leading is actually dark matter has been found will be apparent from the follow-up research.