HSTPROMO Internal Proper-motion Kinematics of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies. I. Velocity Anisotropy and Dark Matter Cusp Slope of Draco

Author:

Vitral EduardoORCID,van der Marel Roeland P.ORCID,Sohn Sangmo TonyORCID,Libralato MattiaORCID,del Pino AndrésORCID,Watkins Laura L.ORCID,Bellini AndreaORCID,Walker Matthew G.ORCID,Besla GurtinaORCID,Pawlowski Marcel S.ORCID,Mamon Gary A.ORCID

Abstract

Abstract We analyze four epochs of Hubble Space Telescope imaging over 18 yr for the Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We measure precise proper motions for hundreds of stars and combine these with existing line-of-sight (LOS) velocities. This provides the first radially resolved 3D velocity dispersion profiles for any dwarf galaxy. These constrain the intrinsic velocity anisotropy and resolve the mass–anisotropy degeneracy. We solve the Jeans equations in oblate axisymmetric geometry to infer the mass profile. We find the velocity dispersion to be radially anisotropic along the symmetry axis and tangentially anisotropic in the equatorial plane, with a globally averaged value β B ¯ = 0.20 0.53 + 0.28 , (where 1 – β B v tan 2 / v rad 2 in 3D). The logarithmic dark matter (DM) density slope over the observed radial range, Γdark, is 0.83 0.37 + 0.32 , consistent with the inner cusp predicted in ΛCDM cosmology. As expected given Draco’s low mass and ancient star formation history, it does not appear to have been dissolved by baryonic processes. We rule out cores larger than 487, 717, and 942 pc at 1σ, 2σ, and 3σ confidence, respectively, thus imposing important constraints on the self-interacting DM cross section. Spherical models yield biased estimates for both the velocity anisotropy and the inferred slope. The circular velocity at our outermost data point (900 pc) is 24.19 2.97 + 6.31 km s 1 . We infer a dynamical distance of 75.37 4.00 + 4.73 kpc and show that Draco has a modest LOS rotation, with v / σ = 0.22 ± 0.09 . Our results provide a new stringent test of the so-called “cusp–core” problem that can be readily extended to other dwarfs.

Funder

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

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