Bulgeless galaxies and their angular momentum problem

被引:51
作者
D'Onghia, E
Burkert, A
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[2] Univ Observ Munich, D-81679 Munich, Germany
关键词
cosmology : theory; galaxies : formation;
D O I
10.1086/424444
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The specific angular momentum of cold dark matter (CDM) halos in a LCDM universe is investigated. Their dimensionless specific angular momentum lambda'=j/(root2V(vir)R(vir)) with V-vir and R-vir the virial velocity and virial radius, respectively, depends strongly on their merging histories. We investigate a set of LambdaCDM simulations and explore the specific angular momentum content of halos formed through various merging histories. Halos with a quiet merging history, dominated by minor mergers and accretion until the present epoch, acquire by tidal torques on average only 2%-3% of the angular momentum required for their rotational support (lambda'=0.02). This is in conflict with observational data for a sample of late-type bulgeless galaxies that indicates that those galaxies reside in dark halos with exceptionally high values of lambda'approximate to0.06-0.07. Minor mergers and accretion preserve or slowly increase the specific angular momentum of dark halos with time. This mechanism, however, is not efficient enough in order to explain the observed spin values for late-type dwarf galaxies. Energetic feedback processes have been invoked to solve the problem that gas loses a large fraction of its specific angular momentum during infall. Under the assumption that dark halos hosting bulgeless galaxies acquire their mass via quiescent accretion, our results indicate yet another serious problem: the specific angular momentum gained during the formation of these objects is not large enough to explain their observed rotational properties, even if no angular momentum would be lost during gas infall.
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