Signatures of Fuzzy Dark Matter Inside Radial Critical Curves
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| author | Palencia, J. M. Morilla, Paloma Li, Sung Kei Diego, J. M. Alfred, Amruth Broadhurst, Thomas J. Kavanagh, B. J. Lim, Jeremy |
| author_facet | Palencia, J. M. Morilla, Paloma Li, Sung Kei Diego, J. M. Alfred, Amruth Broadhurst, Thomas J. Kavanagh, B. J. Lim, Jeremy |
| contents | We investigate the strong gravitational lensing properties of fuzzy dark matter (FDM) halos, focusing on the magnification properties near radial critical curves (CCs). Using simulated lenses we compute magnification maps for a range of axion masses and halo configurations. We show that FDM produces enhanced central magnification and secondary CCs that are not easily reproduced by standard cold dark matter (CDM), even when including subhalos. The strength and scale of these effects depend primarily on the de~Broglie wavelength, governed by the axion and halo masses. We find that axion masses in the range $m_ψ\sim 10^{-22}$--$10^{-21}\,\mathrm{eV}$ in galaxy-mass halos lead to distinctive magnification distributions. Our results suggest that observations of highly magnified, compact sources near radial arcs, such as quasars or supernovae, could serve as a powerful test for the presence of FDM. |
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| spellingShingle | Signatures of Fuzzy Dark Matter Inside Radial Critical Curves Palencia, J. M. Morilla, Paloma Li, Sung Kei Diego, J. M. Alfred, Amruth Broadhurst, Thomas J. Kavanagh, B. J. Lim, Jeremy Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies We investigate the strong gravitational lensing properties of fuzzy dark matter (FDM) halos, focusing on the magnification properties near radial critical curves (CCs). Using simulated lenses we compute magnification maps for a range of axion masses and halo configurations. We show that FDM produces enhanced central magnification and secondary CCs that are not easily reproduced by standard cold dark matter (CDM), even when including subhalos. The strength and scale of these effects depend primarily on the de~Broglie wavelength, governed by the axion and halo masses. We find that axion masses in the range $m_ψ\sim 10^{-22}$--$10^{-21}\,\mathrm{eV}$ in galaxy-mass halos lead to distinctive magnification distributions. Our results suggest that observations of highly magnified, compact sources near radial arcs, such as quasars or supernovae, could serve as a powerful test for the presence of FDM. |
| title | Signatures of Fuzzy Dark Matter Inside Radial Critical Curves |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24373 |