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  • The cores of dwarf galaxy haloes
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  • We use N-body simulations to examine the effects of mass outflows on the density profiles of cold dark matter (CDM) haloes surrounding dwarf galaxies. In particular, we investigate the consequences of supernova-driven winds that expel a large fraction of the baryonic component from a dwarf galaxy disc after a vigorous episode of star formation. We show that this sudden loss of mass leads to the formation of a core in the dark matter density profile, although the original halo is modelled by a coreless (Hernquist) profile. The core radius thus created is a sensitive function of the mass and radius of the baryonic disc being blown up. The loss of a disc with mass and size consistent with primordial nucleosynthesis constraints and angular momentum considerations imprints a core radius that is only a small fraction of the original scalelength of the halo. These small perturbations are, however, enough to reconcile the rotation curves of dwarf irregulars with the density profiles of haloes formed in the standard CDM scenario.
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