Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-11-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 2 figures, style file included, 5th Sino-Germany Workshop on Cosmology and Galaxy Formation
Scientific paper
The dynamical evolution of super star clusters (SSCs) moving in the background of a dark matter halo has been investigated as a possible event responsible for the formation of bulges in late-type spirals. The underlying physical processes include sinking of SSCs due to the dynamical friction and stripping of SSCs on their way to the center. Based on the assumption of a universal density profile for the dark matter halo, and an isothermal model for the SSCs, our simulations have yielded bulges that are similar in many aspects to the observational ones. In particular, the derived surface density profiles can be well fitted by an exponential structure with nuclear cusps, which is consistent with HST observations.The preliminary simulations with the Burkert density profile yield very instructive predictions on the bulge formation, which is surely worth further investigating.
Deng Zugan
Fu Yanning
Huang Jie-Hao
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