Core fragmentation in simplest superfluid dark matter scenario

We study the structure of galactic halos within a scalar dark matter model, endowed with a repulsive quartic self-interaction, capable of undergoing the superfluid phase transition in high-density regions. We demonstrate that the thermalized cores are prone to fragmentation into superfluid droplets...

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Main Authors: Lasha Berezhiani, Giordano Cintia, Max Warkentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269321003622