Sliding into DM: Determining the local dark matter density and speed distribution using only the local circular speed of the Galaxy
arxiv(2024)
摘要
We use FIRE-2 zoom simulations of Milky Way size disk galaxies to derive
easy-to-use relationships between the observed circular speed of the Galaxy at
the Solar location, v_c, and dark matter properties of relevance for
direct detection experiments: the dark matter density, the dark matter velocity
dispersion, and the speed distribution of dark matter particles near the Solar
location. We find that both the local dark matter density and 3D velocity
dispersion follow tight power laws with v_c. Using this relation
together with the observed circular speed of the Milky Way at the Solar radius,
we infer the local dark matter density and velocity dispersion near the Sun to
be ρ = 0.42± 0.06 GeV cm^-3 and σ_3D =
280^+19_-18 km s^-1. We also find that the distribution of
dark matter particle speeds is well-described by a modified Maxwellian with two
shape parameters, both of which correlate with the observed v_ c. We use
that modified Maxwellian to predict the speed distribution of dark matter near
the Sun and find that it peaks at a most probable speed of
250 km s^-1 and begins to truncate sharply above
470 km s^-1. This peak speed is somewhat higher than expected
from the standard halo model, and the truncation occurs well below the formal
escape speed to infinity, with fewer very-high-speed particles than assumed in
the standard halo model.
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