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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Volume 655, Issue 1, Pages L5-L8Publisher
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/511633
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galaxy : formation; large-scale structure of universe
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The MMF technique is used to segment the cosmic web as seen in a cosmological N-body simulation into wall-like and filament-like structures. We find that the spins and shapes of dark matter halos are significantly correlated with each other and with the orientation of their host structures. The shape orientation is such that the halo minor axes tend to lie perpendicular to the host structure, be it a wall or filament. The orientation of the halo spin vector is mass-dependent. Low-mass halos in walls and filaments have a tendency to have their spins oriented within the parent structure, while higher mass halos in filaments have spins that tend to lie perpendicular to the parent structure.
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