Empirical Models for Dark Matter Halos. II. Inner Profile Slopes, Dynamical Profiles, and ρ/σ 3

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2006

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Graham, Alister
Merritt, David
Moore, Ben
Diemand, Jürg
Terzic, Balsa

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University of Chicago Press

Abstract

We have recently shown that both the Prugniel-Simien model and Sérsic's function (hereafter referred to as the Einasto model when applied to internal density profiles) describe simulated dark matter halos better than a Navarro-Frenk-White-like model with

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Keywords: Dark matter; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: halos; Galaxies: structure; Methods: analytical

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Astronomical Journal

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Journal article

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2037-12-31