Dark Matter Angular Momentum Profile from the Jeans Equation

Cosmological simulations of dark matter (DM) structures have shown that the equilibrated DM structures have a fairly small angular momentum. It appears from these N-body simulations that the radial profile of the angular momentum has an almost universal behavior, even if the different DM structures...

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Published in:The Astrophysical journal 2009-04, Vol.694 (2), p.893-901, Article 893
Main Authors: Schmidt, Kasper B, Hansen, Steen H, An, Jin H, Williams, Liliya L. R, Macciò, Andrea V
Format: Article
Language:English
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Astronomy
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
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Summary:Cosmological simulations of dark matter (DM) structures have shown that the equilibrated DM structures have a fairly small angular momentum. It appears from these N-body simulations that the radial profile of the angular momentum has an almost universal behavior, even if the different DM structures have experienced very different formation and merger histories. We suggest a perturbed Jeans equation, which includes a rotational term. This is done under a reasonable assumed form of the change in the distribution function. By conjecturing that the (new) subdominant rotation term must be proportional to the (old) dominant mass term, we find a clear connection, which is in rather good agreement with the results of recent high-resolution simulations. We also present a new connection between the radial profiles of the angular momentum and the velocity anisotropy, which is also in fair agreement with numerical findings. Finally, we show how the spin parameter l increases as a function of radius.
ISSN:0004-637X
1538-4357
DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/694/2/893