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Dark Matter distribution in the Milky Way: microlensing and dynamical constraints

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arxiv 1107.5810 v2 pith:Q53G44MY submitted 2011-07-28 astro-ph.GA hep-ph

Dark Matter distribution in the Milky Way: microlensing and dynamical constraints

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keywords darkmatterdynamicalmicrolensingconstraintsdensitydistributiongalaxy
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We show that current microlensing and dynamical observations of the Galaxy permit to set interesting constraints on the Dark Matter local density and profile slope towards the galactic centre. Assuming state-of-the-art models for the distribution of baryons in the Galaxy, we find that the most commonly discussed Dark Matter profiles (viz. Navarro-Frenk-White and Einasto) are consistent with microlensing and dynamical observations, while extreme adiabatically compressed profiles are robustly ruled out. When a baryonic model that also includes a description of the gas is adopted, our analysis provides a determination of the local Dark Matter density, \rho_0=0.20-0.56 GeV/cm^3 at 1\sigma, that is found to be compatible with estimates in the literature based on different techniques.

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