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A universal angular momentum profile for galactic halos
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[Abridged] We study the angular-momentum profiles of a statistical sample of halos drawn from a high-resolution N-body simulation of the LCDM cosmology. We find that the cumulative mass distribution of specific angular momentum, j, in a halo of mass Mv is well fit by a universal function, M(<j) = Mv \mu j/(j_0+j). This profile is defined by one shape parameter (\mu or j_0) in addition to the global spin parameter \lambda. It follows a power-law over most of the mass, and flattens at large j, with the flattening more pronounced for small values of \mu. Compared to a uniform sphere in solid-body rotation, most halos have a higher fraction of their mass in the low- and high-j tails of the distribution. The spatial distribution of angular momentum in halos tends to be cylindrical and is well-aligned within each halo for ~80% of the halos. We investigate two ideas for the origin of this profile. The first is based on a revised version of linear tidal-torque theory combined with extended Press-Schechter mass accretion, and the second focuses on j transport in minor mergers. Finally, we briefly explore implications of the M(<j) profile on the formation of galactic disks assuming that j is conserved during an adiabatic baryonic infall. The implied gas density profile deviates from an exponential disk, with a higher density at small radii and a tail extending to large radii. The steep central density profiles may imply disk scale lengths that are smaller than observed. This is reminiscent of the "angular-momentum problem" seen in hydrodynamic simulations, even though we have assumed perfect j conservation. A possible solution is to associate the central excesses with bulge components and the outer regions with extended gaseous disks.
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