# The impact of baryonic physics on the structure of dark matter haloes: the view from the FIRE cosmological simulations

@article{Chan2015TheIO,
title={The impact of baryonic physics on the structure of dark matter haloes: the view from the FIRE cosmological simulations},
author={T. K. Chan and D. Kerevs and J. Onorbe and P. Hopkins and A. Muratov and C. Faucher-Gigu{\e}re and E. Q. U. S. Diego and Mpia and Caltech and Northwestern and U. Berkeley},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2015},
volume={454},
pages={2981-3001}
}`
We study the distribution of cold dark matter (CDM) in cosmological simulations from the FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments) project, for M_* ∼ 10^(4–11) M_⊙ galaxies in M_h ∼ 10^(9–12) M_⊙ haloes. FIRE incorporates explicit stellar feedback in the multiphase interstellar medium, with energetics from stellar population models. We find that stellar feedback, without ‘fine-tuned’ parameters, greatly alleviates small-scale problems in CDM. Feedback causes bursts of star formation and… Expand
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