counting dark matter sub-halos: gaps in star streams
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Counting Dark Matter Sub-halos: Gaps in Star Streams. Ray Carlberg University of Toronto. Millions of sub-halos. Sub-Halos. N(M) ~ M -1.9 N~10 6 for M> 10 6 M_sun inside rTRANSCRIPT
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Counting Dark Matter Sub-halos: Gaps in Star Streams
Ray CarlbergUniversity of Toronto
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Millions of sub-halos
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Sub-Halos
• N(M) ~ M-1.9
– N~106 for M> 106 M_sun inside r<~400kpc– ~5-10% of the halo mass– Most of the mass in the top 30 or so– Known dwarf galaxies
• Nsub~1000 inside 30kpc > 106 M_sun• Sub-halo scale radius ~ M0.43
– Gravitational line scattering cross-section dominated by small masses, ~M-0.47
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Gap Dynamics
• Distant encounters produce no density changes
• Crossing encounters add and subtract angular momentum nearby– Stars pulled forward gain angular momentum,
move outward to lower angular rotation rate: stars are donkeys
– Develops into a gap with removed material folded onto the edge.
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Rate of Gaps
• Rate of Gap Creation: Depends on– Density of sub-halos, N(M)n(r) [Aquarius]– Rate at which sub-halos cross stream v┴ f(v┴)– Maximum closest approach that leaves a gap, b– Smallest mass halo that leaves a visible gap
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~106 simulations of encounters of sub-halos with streams varying M, b, v, angles.
Results for cold streams apply to streams with width random Jr (radial velocities).
Real streams have some Jθ which can shear away gap.
Gap density profile with distance of closest encounter
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Gap Rate integral with cutoff M
• N(M) = n0 M-1.9 from Aquarius MW
• M8 lowest mass sub-halo (x108 sun) to make a visible gap
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Gap lengths = β Δzz=2GM/bv, b~M0.43 (0.8kpc at 108 sun)
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GAP RATE vs LENGTH/STREAM WIDTH
• Due to epicyclic motion in stream.• Width gives M that gives smallest gap• Smallest gap ~ 1-2.5 x width (1 used below)
x
A little steeper at small r
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Some real streams
• M31 (Pandas)• Milky Way streams
– (mostly with Carl Grillmair)
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M31, M33 & Streams~34mag/sq arcsec
PANDAS
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M31: ~12 gaps in ~200kpc
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Pal 5: Grillmair/SDSS ~ 16 gaps/16 kpcDR8: 1 lump + 6 gaps / 22 kpc
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Grillmair: Eastern Banded Structure~8 gaps/ 16 kpc
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Orphan Stream: 2 gaps?
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GD-1: 0.4x100 degrees
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GD-1
• Narrowest known stream• Sensitive to smaller mass halos• 8kpc (close)• Highest confidence gaps• Remarkably distribution of gap sizes looks like
the LCDM prediction, down to 106 M_sun
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GD-1Gap Size
Distributioncompared to
LCDM predictionat GD-1 1 degree is
0.15 kpc2x106 M_sun
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Gaps in Star StreamsAges 5-10Gyr
Stream Gaps Gaps kpc-1 Gyr-1
Widthkpc
Galacticradiuskpc
M31 12±2 0.012 5 100Pal5 6±3 0.17 0.2 19EBS 8±4 0.49 0.17 15Orphan 2±1 0.037 0.2 30GD-1 16 0.38 0.07 15
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Total Gap-Rate vs Width(line uses smallest gap 2.5xwidth)
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Progenitor object substructure confusion?
• Tidal lobes, pericenter passage, lumps• Most mix out down the stream• Generally predict varying 2D structure along
the stream, which is not currently detected at large distance (Pal 5 epicycles are seen).
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Summary• Stream gaps are a sub-halo counting tool, sensitive to
smallest mass sub-halos• Basic dynamics clear: detailed simulations underway• Statistics of gaps improving: much to be done• Data: SDSS 1/5 sky, relatively shallow but uniform
– Requires ~1000 M>= 106 sub-halos <30kpc– Implies total MW population ~ 105 to 400 kpc r50
• Factor of ~3 agreement with LCDM predictions, although results allow a turndown around 106 M_sun scale.