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Title: A determination of the LMC dark matter subhalo mass using the MW halo stars in its gravitational wake
(Submitted on 22 Sep 2023 (v1), last revised 22 Apr 2024 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Our goal is to study the gravitational effects caused by the passage of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) in its orbit on the stellar halo of the Milky Way (MW). We employed the Gaia Data Release 3 to construct a halo tracers data set consisting of K-Giant stars and RR-Lyrae variables. Additionally, we have compared the data with a theoretical model to estimate the DM subhalo mass. We have improved the characterisation of the local wake and the collective response due to the LMC orbit. On the other hand, we have estimated for the first time the dark subhalo mass of the Large Magellanic Cloud, of the order of $1.7\times 10^{11}$ M$_{\odot}$, comparable to previously reported values in the literature.
Submission history
From: Keiko Fushimi [view email][v1] Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:37:22 GMT (671kb,D)
[v2] Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:01:22 GMT (849kb,D)
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