The orbital PDF: the dynamical state of Milky Way sized haloes and the intrinsic uncertainty in the determination of their masses
(2015)
Journal Article
Han, J., Wang, W., Cole, S., & Frenk, C. S. (2016). The orbital PDF: the dynamical state of Milky Way sized haloes and the intrinsic uncertainty in the determination of their masses. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456(1), 1017-1029. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2522
Using realistic cosmological simulations of Milky Way sized haloes, we study their dynamical state and the accuracy of inferring their mass profiles with steady-state models of dynamical tracers. We use a new method that describes the phase-space dis... Read More about The orbital PDF: the dynamical state of Milky Way sized haloes and the intrinsic uncertainty in the determination of their masses.