Dark Matter in the Light of Cobe
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The observations of all three COBE instruments are examined for the effects of dark matter. The anisotropy measured by the DMR, and especially the degreescale groundand balloon-based experiments, is only compatible with large-scale structure formation by gravity if the Universe is dominated by non-baryonic dark matter. The FIRAS instrument measures the total power radiated by cold dust, and thus places tight limits on the absorption of starlight by very cold gas and dust in the outer Milky Way. The DIRBE instrument measures the infrared background, and will place tight limits on the emission by low mass stars in the Galactic halo.
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