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Title:
The rotation of spiral galaxies
Authors:
Rubin, V. C.
Affiliation:
AA(Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC; Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories, Pasadena, CA)
Publication:
Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 220, June 24, 1983, p. 1339-1344.
Publication Date:
06/1983
Category:
Astrophysics
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
GALACTIC ROTATION, SPIRAL GALAXIES, ANGULAR VELOCITY, DARK MATTER, HISTORIES, LINE SPECTRA, LUMINOSITY, MASS DISTRIBUTION
DOI:
10.1126/science.220.4604.1339
Bibliographic Code:
1983Sci...220.1339R

Abstract

There is accumulating evidence that as much as 90 percent of the mass of the universe is nonluminous and is clumped, halo-like, around individual galaxies. The gravitational force of this dark matter is presumed to be responsible for the high rotational velocities of stars and gas in the disks of spiral galaxies. At present, the form of the dark matter is unknown. Possible candidates span a range in mass of 1070, from non-zero-mass neutrinos to massive black holes.
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