Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-10-18
Astrophys.J. 566 (2002) 838-844
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/338222
The failure of standard cosmolocical models in accounting for the statistics of dwarf satellites and the rotation curve of gas-rich dwarf galaxies in detail has led us to examine whether earlier non-equilibrium models of dwarf spheroidal satellites without any dark matter should be reconsidered in more detail. Such models can explain the high dispersion of the dwarf spheroids by the projection of disrupted tidal debris. We show in the case of Milky Way satellites, that these models predict a significant spread in the apparent magnitude of horizontal branch stars which is correlated with sky position and velocity. In particular, the models produce a strong correlation of radial velocity with the long axis of the dwarf. Current data do not set strong enough constraints on the models, but we suggest that photometric and spectroscopic surveys of extra-tidal stars of nearby dwarf spheroids in the Milky Way and Andromeda can falsify these models without dark matter.
Klessen Ralf
Zhao HongSheng
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