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MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 523, Issue 3, Pages 3393-3405Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad1595
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galaxies: haloes; galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; dark matter
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The kinematics of galaxies can provide valuable insights into the distribution of dark matter. This study uses a Bayesian framework to analyze the stellar kinematics of galaxies and compares different dark matter halo models. The results indicate a preference for fuzzy dark matter models in more than half of the galaxies, but it is also found that there is no universal particle mass value that fits all galaxies well.
Stellar and gas kinematics of galaxies are a sensitive probe of the dark matter distribution in the halo. The popular fuzzy dark matter models predict the peculiar shape of density distribution in galaxies: specific dense core with sharp transition to the halo. Moreover, fuzzy dark matter predicts scaling relations between the dark matter particle mass and density parameters. In this work, we use a Bayesian framework and several dark matter halo models to analyse the stellar kinematics of galaxies using the Spitzer Photometry and Accurate Rotation Curves data base. We then employ a Bayesian model comparison to select the best halo density model. We find that more than half of the galaxies prefer the fuzzy dark model against standard dark matter profiles (NFW, Burkert, and cored NFW). While this seems like a success for fuzzy dark matter, we also find that there is no single value for the particle mass that provides a good fit for all galaxies.
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