Degenerate sterile neutrino dark matter in the cores of galaxies

2006/09/14 by Faustin Munyaneza, F. Munyaneza, P. L. Biermann +1 · 30 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Center (category theory) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark galaxy #Dark matter #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Hot dark matter #Neutrino #Scalar field dark matter #Sterile neutrino #Warm dark matter #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065710

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 458(2), L9-L12 (EDP Sciences) · 4 pages, 1 figure, Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters

arxiv created 2006/09/14 · openalex publication_date 2006/09/15 · arxiv updated 2010/12/02 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims.We study the distribution of fermionic dark matter at the center of galaxies using NFW, Moore and isothermal density profiles and show that dark matter becomes degenerate for particle masses of a few keV and for distances less than a few parsec from the center of our galaxy.

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