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2024ApJ...968...79L - Astrophys. J., 968, 79 (2024/June-3)

New Galaxy UV Luminosity Constraints on Warm Dark Matter from JWST.

LIU B., SHAN H. and ZHANG J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We exploit the recent James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) determination of galaxy UV luminosity functions over the redshift range z = 9-14.5 to derive constraints on warm dark matter (WDM) models. The delayed structure formations in WDM universes make high-redshift observations a powerful probe to set limits on the particle mass mx of WDM candidates. By integrating these observations with blank-field surveys conducted by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) at redshifts z = 4-8, we impose constraints on both astrophysical parameters (β, γ, ϵN, and Mc for a double-power-law star formation efficiency, and ${\sigma }_{{M}_{\mathrm{UV}}}$ for a Gaussian magnitude-halo mass relation) and the WDM parameter (dark matter particle mass mx) simultaneously. We find a new limit of mx ≥ 3.2 keV for the mass of thermal relic WDM particles at a 95% confidence level. This bound is tighter than the most stringent result derived using HST data before. Future JWST observations could further reduce the observation uncertainties and improve this constraint.

Abstract Copyright: © 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Warm dark matter - Luminosity function

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