Is there evidence for flat cores in the halos of dwarf galaxies? The case of NGC 3109 and NGC 6822

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 657, Issue 2 I, 2007, Pages 773-789

  Valenzuela, Octavio ^a   Rhee, George ^b   Klypin, Anatoly ^c   Governato, Fabio ^a   Stinson, Gregory ^a   Quinn, Thomas ^a   Wadsley, James ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: halos; Galaxies: individual (NGC 6822, NGC 3109); Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Local Group

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947612980     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508674     Document Type: Article

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