Astr 323 April 12, 2004: Dark Matter  

Dark Matter

Question: Can surviving signatures constrain the baryon density?

Surface brightness distribution

M/L ratio

Baryonic dark matter candidates

Baryonic Dark Matter searches

Einstein radius and gravitational Lensing

Einstein rings

Lensing Probability

Question: What is a non-Macho Baryonic dark matter candidate?

How can we get a handle on the mass of a single lens?

Timescales and amplifications

Assumptions and Questions

Gravitational lens amplification and star brightness graphs

Question: how can we measure mass of Lenses?

Question: Why is this useful?