Do the Dark Matter Halos of Dwarf Galaxies share a Universal Core Radius?
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Abstract
Recent observations suggest that dark-matter-dominated Milky Way dwarf satellite galaxies contain a universal mass of $\sim$ 10$^{7}$ M$_{\odot}$ within their innermost 300 pc. Additional observations suggest a universal, core dark matter (DM) surface density ($\mu_{0}$ = r$_{0} \rho_{0}$) for galaxies at all observed mass and luminosity scales. We demonstrate that the combination of these two results implies the existence of a universal DM halo core radius (r$_{0}$) for dwarf galaxies. To test this prediction, we compare the results of our calculations to existing dwarf galaxy data for Burkert and NFW DM density profiles.
Authors
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Liyang Yu
Millikin University
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Caset R. Watson
Millikin University