Constraints on dark matter physics from dwarf galaxies through galaxy cluster haloes

Abstract

One of the predictions of the standard CDM is that dark haloes have centrally divergent density profiles. An extensive body of rotation curve observations of dwarf and low surface brightness galaxies shows the dark haloes of those systems to be characterized by soft constant density central cores. Several physical processes have been proposed to produce soft cores in dark haloes, each one with different scaling properties. With the aim of discriminating among them we have examined the rotation curves of dark matter dominated dwarf and low surface brightness galaxies and the inner mass profiles of two clusters of galaxies lacking a central cD galaxy and with evidence of soft cores in the centre. The core radii and central densities of these haloes scale in a well defined manner with the depth of their potential wells, as measured through the maximum circular velocity. As a result of our analysis we identify self-interacting CDM as a viable solution to the core problem, where a non-singular isothermal core is formed in the halo center surrounded by a Navarro, Frenk, & White profile in the outer parts. We show that this particular physical situation predicts core radii in agreement with observations. Furthermore, using the observed scalings, we derive an expression for the minimum cross section (σ) which has an explicit dependence with the halo dispersion velocity (v). If m_x is the mass of the dark matter particle: σ/m_x ~4 10^-25 (v/100 km s^-1)^-1 cm^2/Gev.

Minor corrections after referee revision, references updated. 11 pages, includes encapsulated figures. Submitted to MNRAS (March 22)

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