Rotation Curves of Spiral Galaxies

By Y. Sofue, V. Rubin. 2000

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▪ Abstract Rotation curves of spiral galaxies are the major tool for determining the distribution of mass in spiral galaxies. They provide fundamental information for understanding the dynamics, ev...

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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The Proper Motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud Using HST (2005, background): “While the estimates out to 20 kpc are not as robust, these observations indicate that the rotation curve is flat (Merrifield 1992; Sofue & Rubin 2001).”
Evidence for strong dynamical evolution in disc galaxies through the last 11 Gyr. GHASP VIII – a local reference sample of rotating disc galaxies for high‐redshift studies (2009, background): “In nearby spirals observed at high spatial and spectral resolutions, typical deviations of ∼ 10− 20 km s−1 caused by non circular motion (spiral arms, bar, etc.) are locally observed (Sofue & Rubin 2001; Epinat et al. 2008b,c).”
Baryonic pinching of galactic dark matter halos (2006, result): “The rotation curve is comparable to observed rotation curves of large disk galaxies [28, 29, 30].”
Gravitational production of vector dark matter (2020, background): “For instance, for the heavy DM case varying w∈ [−1/3, 2/3] would imply correct DM relic abundance for the DM mass mX ' [2, 10] GeV with fixed HI =1010 GeV and γ=10−5.”
Dark matter in the Milky Way II. The HI gas distribution as a tracer of the gravitational potential (2007, background): “Typical Sb galaxies have nearly flat outer rotation curves (Sofue & Rubin, 2001).”
Galaxy Masses: A Review (2013, background): “The flatness of observed rotation curves in all galaxy types is now a well-established fact (Faber & Gallagher 1979; Rubin et al. 1985; Sofue & Rubin 2001) but it is not by itself proof of dark matter in galaxies (see the prophetic contribution by Kalnajs in the 1982 Besancon conference proceedings…”
Accurate masses for dispersion-supported galaxies (2009, background): “…for globular cluster systems, the majority of the mass in dwarf galaxies does not necessarily follow the shape of their baryonic tracers (e.g., Sofue & Rubin 2001; Walker et al. 2007; Peñarrubia et al. 2008), as they are likely to be deeply embedded inside of dark matter halos (e.g., White &…”
The Relationship between Stellar Light Distributions of Galaxies and Their Formation Histories (2003, background): “The three dim ensionalshape ofa spiralgalaxy is often inferred from im ages to be rotationally supported disks, an idea con rm ed by their large rotationalcom - ponents (Sofue & Rubin 2001).”
Fundamental Parameters of the Milky Way Galaxy Based on VLBI Astrometry (2012, result): “As can be seen in the figure, the rotation curve can be basically regarded as “flat” between 4 kpc and 15 kpc, being consistent with the rotation curves of other galaxies with rotation velocities comparable to that of the Milky Way Galaxy (e.g., Sofue & Rubin 2001).”
HIGH-RESOLUTION ROTATION CURVES AND GALAXY MASS MODELS FROM THINGS (2008, background): “Early observations of the rotation curves of spiral galaxies clearly indicated the presence of “missing” matter in these objects (e.g., Bosma 1978; Rubin et al. 1978; Bosma 1981; see also Sofue & Rubin 2001).”
A wide-field H I mosaic of Messier 31 - II. The disk warp, rotation, and the dark matter halo (2009, background): “M 31 was one of the first galaxies where Slipher (in 1914) found evidence of rotation and also the first galaxy to have a published velocity field (Sofue & Rubin 2001, and references therein).”
HIGH-RESOLUTION MASS MODELS OF DWARF GALAXIES FROM LITTLE THINGS (2015, background): “This is mainly due to the larger radial extent of Hi in the disk compared to stellar components (e.g., 3−4 times; Sofue & Rubin 2001).”
The DiskMass Survey VII. The distribution of luminous and dark matter in spiral galaxies (2013, background): “…more or less flat rotation curve seems to be a general feature of spiral galaxies (e.g., Bosma 1978, 1981a,b; Begeman 1987, 1989; Sofue et al. 1999; Sofue & Rubin 2001), and although the concept of a dark-matter Appendix is available in electronic form at http://www.aanda.org National Science…”