Mapping the Distorted Dark Matter Distribution of the LMC–SMC System Prior to Milky Way Infall with Basis Function Expansions

The SMC orbits within the LMC’s dark matter (DM) halo in a ∼1:10 mass-ratio encounter. The LMC–Milky Way (MW) interaction is also ∼1:10, and is expected to perturb the MW’s DM distribution. However, no framework exists to quantify the severity of these perturbations over multiple pericenters and lon...

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Principais autores:	Hayden R. Foote, Himansh Rathore, Gurtina Besla, Nicolás Garavito-Camargo, Ekta Patel, Michael S. Petersen, Martin D. Weinberg, Facundo A. Gómez, Chervin F. P. Laporte, The EXP Collaboration
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	IOP Publishing 2026-01-01
Serier:	The Astrophysical Journal
Fag:	Dark matter Galaxies Large Magellanic Cloud Small Magellanic Cloud
Online adgang:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae4a9d
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