2 papers
astro-ph.GA2025
Dark matter fraction derived from the M31 rotation curve
F. Hammer, Y. B. Yang, P. Amram +6
Mass estimates of a spiral galaxy derived from its rotation curve must account for the galaxy's past accretion history. There are several lines of evidence indicating that M31 expe…
astro-ph.GA2024
The Milky Way accretion history compared to cosmological simulations -- from bulge to dwarf galaxy infall
F. Hammer, Y. J. Jiao, G. A. Mamon +6
Galactic halos are known to grow hierarchically, inside out. This implies a correlation between the infall lookback time of satellites and their binding energy. Cosmological simula…