J.F. Navarro
The origin of the mass discrepancy-acceleration relation in ΛCDM
Navarro, J.F.; Benítez-Llambay, A.; Fattahi, A.; Frenk, C.S.; Ludlow, A.D.; Oman, K.A.; Schaller, M.; Theuns, T.
Authors
A. Benítez-Llambay
A. Fattahi
Professor Carlos Frenk c.s.frenk@durham.ac.uk
Professor
A.D. Ludlow
K.A. Oman
M. Schaller
Professor Tom Theuns tom.theuns@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
We examine the origin of the mass discrepancy–radial acceleration relation (MDAR) of disc galaxies. This is a tight empirical correlation between the disc centripetal acceleration and that expected from the baryonic component. The MDAR holds for most radii probed by disc kinematic tracers, regardless of galaxy mass or surface brightness. The relation has two characteristic accelerations: a0, above which all galaxies are baryon dominated, and amin, an effective minimum acceleration probed by kinematic tracers in isolated galaxies. We use a simple model to show that these trends arise naturally in Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM). This is because (i) disc galaxies in ΛCDM form at the centre of dark matter haloes spanning a relatively narrow range of virial mass; (ii) cold dark matter halo acceleration profiles are self-similar and have a broad maximum at the centre, reaching values bracketed precisely by amin and a0 in that mass range and (iii) halo mass and galaxy size scale relatively tightly with the baryonic mass of a galaxy in any successful ΛCDM galaxy formation model. Explaining the MDAR in ΛCDM does not require modifications to the cuspy inner mass profiles of dark haloes, although these may help to understand the detailed rotation curves of some dwarf galaxies and the origin of extreme outliers from the main relation. The MDAR is just a reflection of the self-similar nature of cold dark matter haloes and of the physical scales introduced by the galaxy formation process.
Citation
Navarro, J., Benítez-Llambay, A., Fattahi, A., Frenk, C., Ludlow, A., Oman, K., …Theuns, T. (2017). The origin of the mass discrepancy-acceleration relation in ΛCDM. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 471(2), 1841-1848. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1705
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 5, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 8, 2017 |
Publication Date | Oct 21, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Aug 29, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 31, 2017 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Royal Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 471 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 1841-1848 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1705 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1377738 |
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