Magnetic fields and the outer rotation curve of M31

Details Magnetic fields and the outer rotation curve of M31 Magnetic fields and the outer rotation curve of M31

2010-10-01

arxiv.org/abs/1010.0270v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in ApJL

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Recent observations of the rotation curve of M31 show a rise of the outer part that can not be understood in terms of standard dark matter models or perturbations of the galactic disc by M31's satellites. Here, we propose an explanation of this dynamical feature based on the influence of the magnetic field within the thin disc. We have considered standard mass models for the luminous mass distribution, a NFW model to describe the dark halo, and we have added up the contribution to the rotation curve of a magnetic field in the disc, which is described by an axisymmetric pattern. Our conclusion is that a significant improvement of the fit in the outer part is obtained when magnetic effects are considered. The best-fit solution requires an amplitude of ~4 microG with a weak radial dependence between 10 and 38 kpc.

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