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Bulge Formation in Late-type Galaxies — Cuspy- vs Soft-core Dark Matter Density Profiles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

J.-H Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Z.-G Deng
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Graduate School, CAS, Beijing, China
Y.-N Fu
Affiliation:
Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS, Nanjing, China

Abstract

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Observational data increasingly indicate that the mergers of galaxies, even minor mergers, can trigger the formation of a set of SSCs within galaxies. the follow-up, dynamical evolution of SSCs in a configuration of dark matter (DM) dominated systems would be basically similar to what we simulated in this work. the scenario that we propose yields a series of results comparable to the relevant observations. Most notable are two points. One is that the low bulge detection rate in very late-type galaxies is in favour of soft-core DM profiles in galaxies of this kind. On the other hand, the observed young ages of nuclear clusters provide evidence supporting cuspy-core profiles. in conclusion, both the soft- and cuspy-core DM density profiles are suitable to relevant dwarf galaxies based on comparisons with observations.

Type
Part 9: Disks
Copyright
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