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SIDM Concerto: Compilation and Data Release of Self-interacting Dark Matter Zoom-in Simulations

Published 13 Mar 2025 in astro-ph.CO and astro-ph.GA | (2503.10748v1)

Abstract: We present SIDM Concerto: $14$ cosmological zoom-in simulations in cold dark matter (CDM) and self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) models based on the Symphony and Milky Way-est suites. SIDM Concerto includes one Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)-mass system (host mass ∼10<sup>11 M⊙\sim 10<sup>{11}~M_{\mathrm{\odot}}), two Milky Way (MW) analogs (∼10<sup>12 M⊙\sim 10<sup>{12}~M_{\mathrm{\odot}}), two group-mass hosts (∼10<sup>13 M⊙\sim 10<sup>{13}~M_{\mathrm{\odot}}), and one low-mass cluster (∼10<sup>14 M⊙\sim 10<sup>{14}~M_{\mathrm{\odot}}). Each host contains ≈2×10<sup>7\approx 2\times 10<sup>7 particles and is run in CDM and one or more strong, velocity-dependent SIDM models. Our analysis of SIDM (sub)halo populations over seven subhalo mass decades reveals that: (i) the fraction of core-collapsed isolated halos and subhalos peaks at a maximum circular velocity corresponding to the transition of the SIDM cross section from a v<sup>−4v<sup>{-4} to v<sup>0v<sup>0 scaling; (ii) SIDM subhalo mass functions are suppressed by ≈50%\approx 50\% relative to CDM in LMC, MW, and group-mass hosts but are consistent with CDM in the low-mass cluster host; (iii) subhalos' inner density profile slopes, which are more diverse in SIDM than in CDM, are sensitive to both the amplitude and shape of the SIDM cross section. Our simulations provide a benchmark for testing SIDM predictions with astrophysical observations of field and satellite galaxies, strong lensing systems, and stellar streams. Data products are publicly available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14933624.

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