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Caption: Fig. 3.
CHDM2 cold and hot dark matter particle distributions: two‐dimensional histogram of ρtot vs. ρhot/ρtot vs. ln(counts Mpc−1). Densities are in units of M☉ Mpc−3. Notice that the graph is skewed along the ρhot/ρtot axis with a slight tilt toward higher ratios. At low ρtot there are many cells with ρhot/ρtot larger than the average Ων = 0.3, showing the relatively more diffuse distribution of hot vs. cold particles. Cold particles dominate the highest density regions, such that ρhot/ρtot lies below the fiducial value of Ων = 0.3. At low densities there are also cells with predominantly cold particles. Here presumably, the potential is insufficient to capture many hot particles. Conversely, a "pure hot cell" is a rare occurrence. The isolated low‐density contours arise from the discrete ratios of low particle counts.
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