Constraints on the Radial Mass Distribution of Dark Matter Halos from Rotation Curves
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Rotation curves place important constraints on the radial mass distribution of dark matter halos, ρ(r). At large radii, rotation curves tend to become asymptotically flat. For ρ(r) ∝ r, this implies α ≈ −2, which persists as far out as can be measured. At small radii, the data strongly prefer dark matter halos with constant density cores (α ≈ 0) over the cuspy halos (α ≤ −1) predicted by cosmological simulations. As better data have been obtained, this cusp-core problem has become more severe.
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