Publication Date:
2018-05-26
Description:
Author(s): Malte Buschmann, Joachim Kopp, Benjamin R. Safdi, and Chih-Liang Wu We propose a novel method utilizing stellar kinematic data to detect low-mass substructure in the Milky Way’s dark matter halo. By probing characteristic wakes that a passing dark matter subhalo leaves in the phase-space distribution of ambient halo stars, we estimate sensitivities down to subhalo m... [Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 211101] Published Fri May 25, 2018
Keywords:
Gravitation and Astrophysics
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics
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