Dark matter in our Galaxy. I

Journal Article · Tue Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · Mercury. Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; (USA)

OSTI ID:6997348

Tucker, W; Tucker, K

Research concerned with the existence and nature of dark matter is examined. The first evidence of dark matter discovered by Oort in 1932 during the study of galactic rotation and observations by Bahcall in 1984 using tracer stars are discussed. Stars, gas, dust, rocks, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes, and red and brown dwarfs are investigated as possible forms of dark matter. The date reveal that gas, dust, neutron stars, black holes, rocks, and comets can not be dark matter; however, brown, red, or white dwarfs could be possible forms of dark matter.

• OSTI ID: 6997348
• Journal Information: Mercury. Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; (USA), Journal Name: Mercury. Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; (USA) Vol. 18; ISSN MRCYA; ISSN 0047-6773
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640105* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Galaxies
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BLACK HOLES
COMETS
COSMIC DUST
COSMIC GASES
DUSTS
DWARF STARS
FLUIDS
GALAXIES
GASES
LUMINOSITY
MASS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MILKY WAY
MISSING MASS
MOTION
NEUTRON STARS
NONLUMINOUS MATTER
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
ROTATION
STARS
WHITE DWARF STARS