# A Universal Angular Momentum Profile for Dark Matter Halos

@article{Liao2016AUA,
title={A Universal Angular Momentum Profile for Dark Matter Halos},
author={Shihong Liao and Jianxiong Chen and Ming-chung Chu},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2016},
volume={844},
pages={86}
}
• Published 1 December 2016
• Physics
• The Astrophysical Journal
The angular momentum distribution in dark matter haloes and galaxies is a key ingredient in understanding their formation. Especially, the internal distribution of angular momenta is closely related to the formation of disk galaxies. In this article, we use haloes identified from a high-resolution simulation, the Bolshoi simulation, to study the spatial distribution of specific angular momenta, $j(r,\theta)$. We show that by stacking haloes with similar masses to increase the signal-to-noise…
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