# Observable tests of self-interacting dark matter in galaxy clusters: cosmological simulations with SIDM and baryons

@article{Robertson2019ObservableTO,
title={Observable tests of self-interacting dark matter in galaxy clusters: cosmological simulations with SIDM and baryons},
author={Andrew Robertson and David R. Harvey and Richard J. Massey and Vincent R. Eke and Ian G. McCarthy and Mathilde Jauzac and Baojiu Li and Joop Schaye},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2019}
}
• Published 12 October 2018
• Physics
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
We present bahamas-SIDM, the first large-volume, $(400 \, h^{-1} \mathrm{\, Mpc})^{3}$, cosmological simulations including both self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) and baryonic physics. These simulations are important for two primary reasons: (1) they include the effects of baryons on the dark matter distribution and (2) the baryon particles can be used to make mock observables that can be compared directly with observations. As is well known, SIDM haloes are systematically less dense in…

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