Stellar dynamics and dark matter in Local Group dwarf galaxies

G Battaglia, C Nipoti - Nature Astronomy, 2022 - nature.com
When interpreted within the standard framework of Newtonian gravity and dynamics, the
kinematics of stars and gas in dwarf galaxies reveals that most of these systems are …

The cusp–core problem in gas-poor dwarf spheroidal galaxies

P Boldrini - Galaxies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review deals with the inconsistency of inner dark matter density profiles in dwarf
galaxies, known as the cusp–core problem. In particular, we aim to focus on gas-poor dwarf …

Strong dark matter self-interactions diversify halo populations within and surrounding the milky way

D Yang, EO Nadler, HB Yu - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform a high-resolution cosmological zoom-in simulation of a Milky Way (MW)–like
system, which includes a realistic Large Magellanic Cloud analog, using a large differential …

Robust bounds on ALP dark matter from dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the optical MUSE-Faint survey

E Todarello, M Regis… - … of Cosmology and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxies are ideal targets in the search for indirect dark matter
(DM) signals. In this work, we analyze MUSE spectroscopic observations of a sample of five …

Measuring galaxy cluster mass profiles into the low-acceleration regime with galaxy kinematics

P Li, Y Tian, MP Júlio, MS Pawlowski, F Lelli… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We probed the dynamical mass profiles of ten galaxy clusters from the HIghest X-ray FLUx
Galaxy Cluster Sample (HIFLUGCS) using galaxy kinematics. We numerically solved the …

The surprising accuracy of isothermal Jeans modelling of self-interacting dark matter density profiles

A Robertson, R Massey, V Eke… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Recent claims of observational evidence for self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) have relied
on a semi-analytic method for predicting the density profiles of galaxies and galaxy clusters …

Could compact stars in globular clusters constrain dark matter?

R Garani, N Raj… - Journal of Cosmology and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The dark matter content of globular clusters, highly compact gravity-bound stellar systems, is
unknown. It is also generally unknowable, due to their mass-to-light ratios typically ranging …

HSTPROMO Internal Proper-motion Kinematics of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies. I. Velocity Anisotropy and Dark Matter Cusp Slope of Draco

E Vitral, RP van der Marel, ST Sohn… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze four epochs of Hubble Space Telescope imaging over 18 yr for the Draco dwarf
spheroidal galaxy. We measure precise proper motions for hundreds of stars and combine …

Dark matter halo cores and the tidal survival of Milky Way satellites

R Errani, JF Navarro, J Peñarrubia… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The cuspy central density profiles of cold dark matter (CDM) haloes make them highly
resilient to disruption by tides. Self-interactions between dark matter particles, or the cycling …

The diversity of rotation curves of simulated galaxies with cusps and cores

FA Roper, KA Oman, CS Frenk… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We use ΛCDM cosmological hydrodynamical simulations to explore the kinematics of
gaseous discs in late-type dwarf galaxies. We create high-resolution 21-cm 'observations' of …