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Self-interacting Dark Matter in the Center of a Local Group Dwarf Galaxy and Its Satellites

  • Authors: Thales A. Gutcke, Giulia Despali, Stephanie O'Neil, Mark Vogelsberger, Azadeh Fattahi, David B. Sanders

Thales A. Gutcke et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal 1007 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 6.

SF history for the SIDM and CDM simulations. Both simulations have an initial burst of SF before reionization, which is quenched due to the increased UV background. The CDM run restarts SF more quickly, since the steeper DM profile funnels gas to the center more efficiently. By z = 0, there is a still a 25% difference in the total stellar mass formed: 1.9 × 106 and 2.5 × 106 M for SIDM and CDM, respectively.

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