Interaction between dark matter sub-halos & galactic gaseous disk

Details Interaction between dark matter sub-halos & galactic gaseous disk Interaction between dark matter sub-halos & galactic gaseous disk

2011-07-12

arxiv.org/abs/1107.2401v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal

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We investigate the idea that the interaction of Dark Matter (DM) sub-halos with the gaseous disk of galaxies can be the origin for the observed holes and shells found in their neutral hydrogen (HI) distributions. We use high resolution hydrodynamic simulations to show that pure DM sub-halos impacting a galactic disk are not able to produce holes; on the contrary, they result in high density regions in the disk. However, sub-halos containing a small amount of gas (a few percent of the total DM mass of the sub-halo) are able to displace the gas in the disk and form holes and shells. The size and lifetime of these holes depend on the sub-halo gas mass, density and impact velocity. A DM sub-halo of mass $10^8$ $M_{\odot}$ and a gas mass fraction of $\sim 3$%, is able to create a kpc scale hole, with a lifetime similar to those observed in nearby galaxies. We also register an increase in the star formation rate at the rim of the hole, again in agreement with observations. Even though the properties off these simulated structures resemble those found in observations we find that the number of predicted holes (based on mass and orbital distributions of DM halos derived from cosmological N-body simulations) falls short compared to the observations. Only a handful of holes are produced per Giga year. This leads us to conclude that DM halo impact is not the major channel through which these holes are formed.

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