Dark Matter Accounts for Perturbation in the GD-1 Stellar Stream

Dark Matter Accounts for Perturbation in the GD-1 Stellar Stream by Carissma McGee. on Monday 28 November The longest recognized stellar stream in the Milky Way Galaxy has an expanse of over more than half the north sky. There was a physical disturbance within the stream, 500 million years ago, which could have been the scar of a dark matter collision. Due to its proximity to the galactic center, the GD-1 stellar stream can act as an antenna for gravitational perturbations. In 2018, a significant gap in GD-1 was discovered due to perturbation. A stream gap occurs when a massive object collides with the stellar stream. Based on the chasm location and width, we can guess when and where the impact occurred. Using globular cluster sky coordinates and simulated galactocentric distributions, we calculated how close each globular cluster came to the GD-1 stream. This would be the first time a globular cluster has come close enough to the GD-1 stream to impact another object. Clusters, on the other hand, rarely approach GD-1, indicating that it was struck by something more exotic, like a clump of dark matter, when discovered. A simulation and theoretical model were created to better understand the GD-1 stellar stream behavior. These details can be used to map the large-scale distribution of dark matter in our galaxy as well as the small-scale structure of dark matter in the host galaxies of the streams. Examination of stellar streams and detection of subhalos will not only confirm the presence of dark matter but also reveal information about its particle nature. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.14740v1