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Semi-analytic Inference of Satellite Densities in the Cold Dark Matter Model Part I. Comparison to Ultra-faint Dwarf Kinematics
Kailash Raman, Dylan Folsom, Manoj Kaplinghat +2
Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are critical testing grounds for probing the limits of galaxy formation in the cold dark matter (CDM) paradigm. Employing a semi-analytic cosmological sa…
The Galactic potential and dark matter density from angular stellar accelerations
Malte Buschmann, Benjamin R. Safdi, Katelin Schutz
We present an approach to measure the Milky Way (MW) potential using the angular accelerations of stars in aggregate as measured by astrometric surveys like Gaia. Accelerations dir…
Probing Dark Matter Using Precision Measurements of Stellar Accelerations
Aakash Ravi, Nicholas Langellier, David F. Phillips +3
Dark matter comprises the bulk of the matter in the universe but its particle nature and cosmological origin remain mysterious. Knowledge of the dark matter density distribution in…
Stellar Wakes from Dark Matter Subhalos
Malte Buschmann, Joachim Kopp, Benjamin R. Safdi +1
We propose a novel method utilizing stellar kinematic data to detect low-mass substructure in the Milky Way's dark matter halo. By probing characteristic wakes that a passing dark…
Constraining a Thin Dark Matter Disk with Gaia
Katelin Schutz, Tongyan Lin, Benjamin R. Safdi +1
If a component of the dark matter has dissipative interactions, it could collapse to form a thin dark disk in our Galaxy that is coplanar with the baryonic disk. It has been sugges…