A spiral galaxy's mass distribution uncovered through lensing and dynamics

We investigate the matter distribution of a spiral galaxy with a counter-rotating stellar core, SDSS J1331+3628 (J1331), independently with gravitational lensing and stellar dynamical modelling. By fitting a gravitational potential model to a quadruplet of lensing images around J1331's bulge, w...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2016-12, Vol.463 (3), p.3151-3151
Main Authors: Trick, Wilma H, vandeVen, Glenn, Dutton, Aaron A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomical models
Axisymmetric
Dark matter
Kinematics
Mathematical models
Probability distribution
Signatures
Spiral galaxies
Symbols
Velocity
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Summary:We investigate the matter distribution of a spiral galaxy with a counter-rotating stellar core, SDSS J1331+3628 (J1331), independently with gravitational lensing and stellar dynamical modelling. By fitting a gravitational potential model to a quadruplet of lensing images around J1331's bulge, we tightly constrain the mass inside the Einstein radius ... to within 4 per cent: ... We model observed long-slit major axis stellar kinematics in J1331's central regions by finding Multi-Gaussian Expansion (MGE) models for the stellar and dark matter distribution that solve the axisymmetric Jeans equations. The lens and dynamical model are independently derived, but in very good agreement with each other around ... We find that J1331's centre requires a steep total mass-to-light ratio gradient. A dynamical model including an NFW halo (with virial velocity ... and concentration ... and moderate tangential velocity anisotropy (...) can reproduce the signatures of J1331's counter-rotating core and predict the stellar and gas rotation curve at larger radii. However, our models do not agree with the observed velocity dispersion at large radii. We speculate that the reason could be a non-trivial change in structure and kinematics due to a possible merger event in J1331's recent past. (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae/symbols omitted.)
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stw2142