Spin alignment of dark matter haloes in filaments and walls

Details Spin alignment of dark matter haloes in filaments and walls Spin alignment of dark matter haloes in filaments and walls

2006-10-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610249v1

Astrophys.J.655:L5-L8,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1086/511633

The MMF technique is used to segment the cosmic web as seen in a cosmological N-body simulation into wall-like and filament-like structures. We find that the spins and shapes of dark matter haloes are significantly correlated with each other and with the orientation of their host structures. The shape orientation is such that the halo minor axes tend to lie perpendicular to the host structure, be it a wall or filament. The orientation of the halo spin vector is mass dependent. Low mass haloes in walls and filaments have a tendency to have their spins oriented within the parent structure, while higher mass haloes in filaments have spins that tend to lie perpendicular to the parent structure.

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