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Ultra-diffuse galaxies without dark matter

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2019-07-10 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

I develop a high velocity galaxy collision model to explain a rare but puzzling phenomenon, namely the apparent existence of ultra-diffuse galaxies with little dark matter. Predictions include simultaneous triggering of overpressured dense clouds to form luminous old globular clusters, a protogroup environment to generate high relative velocities of the initially gas-rich galaxies in the early universe, and spatially separated dark halos, possibly detectable via gravitational lensing and containing relic low metallicity stars with enhanced [alpha/Fe] at ultralow surface brightness.

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@article{arxiv.1905.13235,
  title  = {Ultra-diffuse galaxies without dark matter},
  author = {Joseph Silk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.13235},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

MNRAS letters, 5 pages, accepted

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