A Universal Density Profile for Dark and Luminous Matter?
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چکیده
We explore similarities in the luminosity distribution of early type galaxies and the mass profiles of ΛCDM halos. The spatial structure of these systems may be accurately described by a simple law where the logarithmic slope of the projected density is a power law of radius; the Sérsic law. We show that this law provides a significantly better fit than a three-parameter generalization of the NFW profile and derive the best-fitting Sérsic parameters for a set of high-resolution ΛCDM halos spanning a wide range in mass. The mean Sérsic n values are 3.0 for dwarfand galaxy-sized halos and 2.4 for cluster-sized halos, similar to the values that characterize luminous elliptical galaxies. We discuss possible reasons why the same law should describe dark and luminous systems that span a range of over seven decades in mass.
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