Bibcode
Breddels, M. A.; Helmi, A.; van den Bosch, R. C. E.; van de Ven, G.; Battaglia, G.
Bibliographical reference
Assembling the Puzzle of the Milky Way, Le Grand-Bornand, France, Edited by C. Reylé; A. Robin; M. Schultheis; EPJ Web of Conferences, Volume 19, id.03009
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2012
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Description
We have developed a spherically symmetric dynamical model of a dwarf
spheroidal galaxy using the Schwarzschild method. This type of modelling
yields constraints both on the total mass distribution (e.g. enclosed
mass and scale radius) as well as on the orbital structure of the system
modelled (e.g. velocity anisotropy). Therefore not only can we derive
the dark matter content of these systems, but also explore possible
formation scenarios. Here we present preliminary results for the
Sculptor dSph. We find that the mass of Sculptor within 1 kpc is 8.5
× 107±0.05 M๏, its anisotropy
profile is tangentially biased and slightly more isotropic near the
center. For an NFW profile, the preferred concentration (~15) is
compatible with cosmological models. Very cuspy density profiles
(steeper than NFW) are strongly disfavoured for Sculptor.