no code implementations • 24 Feb 2021 • Omid Sameie, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, Robyn Sanderson, Drona Vargya, Philip Hopkins, Andrew Wetzel, James Bullock, Andrew Graus
We study star formation rates and the shape of dark matter density profiles of the parent haloes in both cold dark matter (CDM) and SIDM models.
Astrophysics of Galaxies
1 code implementation • 21 Oct 2015 • Corbin Taylor, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, Paul Torrey, Mark Vogelsberger, Lars Hernquist
We use particle data from the Illustris simulation, combined with individual kinematic constraints on the mass of the Milky Way (MW) at specific distances from the Galactic center, to infer the radial distribution of the MW's dark matter halo mass.
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies
