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AKÇE
Mutual Interactions of Galaxy Clusters from Super Cluster Fields and Dark Matter Signatures from Cosmic Filaments
Super clusters are the largest structures and the best representatives of the Universe, which is impossible to observe as a whole. For this reason, super clusters are very good cosmic laboratories for studying the Cosmological Parameters and large scale properties of the Universe. Observations and simulations show that the matter is not homogeneously distributed. It forms cosmic filaments. Today’s cosmic picture shows that the Universe is dominated not by baryonic matter, but by dark-matter.
AKCE scientific project, which started in 2010 and will last for 2 years, aims to map the cosmic filaments using x-ray data from Chandra (NASA), XMM-Newton (ESA) and Suzaku (JAXA) space telescopes. It will also determine possible hot plasma elongations between clusters as a signature of dark-matter. Another aim of the project is to understand the dynamics of super clusters by calculating their mass distribution.
At the national level, this research is the first study of large scale structures in the Universe. The knowledge, that will be obtained while carrying out the project, is going to enable developing new ideas for future projects and having young scientists involved in them. The AKCE is supported by TUBITAK 1001 Program.