The Central Dark Matter Fraction of Massive Early-Type Galaxies

Dark matter (DM) is predicted to be the dominant mass component in galaxies. In the central region of early-type galaxies it is expected to account for a large amount of the total mass, although the stellar mass should still represent the majority of the mass budget, depending on the stellar initial...

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Main Authors: C. Tortora, N. R. Napolitano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.704419/full