A Universal Angular Momentum Profile for Galactic Halos | Zendy

James S. Bullock | Zendy; Avishai Dekel | Zendy; Tsafrir Kolatt | Zendy; Andrey V. Kravtsov | Zendy; Anatoly Klypin | Zendy; C. Porciani | Zendy; Joel R. Primack | Zendy

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A Universal Angular Momentum Profile for Galactic Halos

Author(s) -

James S. Bullock,

Avishai Dekel,

Tsafrir Kolatt,

Andrey V. Kravtsov,

Anatoly Klypin,

C. Porciani,

Joel R. Primack

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

the astrophysical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376

H-Index - 489

eISSN - 1538-4357

pISSN - 0004-637X

DOI - 10.1086/321477

Subject(s) - physics , astrophysics , angular momentum , halo , specific relative angular momentum , accretion (finance) , flattening , mass distribution , cosmology , total angular momentum quantum number , galaxy , classical mechanics , astronomy , angular momentum coupling

[Abridged] We study the angular-momentum profiles of a statistical sample ofhalos drawn from a high-resolution N-body simulation of the LCDM cosmology. Wefind that the cumulative mass distribution of specific angular momentum, j, ina halo of mass Mv is well fit by a universal function, M(

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