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2026ApJ...998...47S - Astrophys. J., 998, 47 (2026/February-2)

Chemodynamics of Boötes I with S5: Revised Velocity Gradient, Dark Matter Density, and Galactic Chemical Evolution Constraints.

SANDFORD N.R., LI T.S., KOPOSOV S.E., HAYASHI K., PACE A.B., ERKAL D., BOVY J., DA COSTA G.S., CULLINANE L.R., JI A.P., KUEHN K., LEWIS G.F., ZUCKER D.B., LIMBERG G., MEDINA G.E., SIMON J.D., YANG Y. (The S5 Collaboration)

Abstract (from CDS):

We combine new spectroscopic observations of the ultrafaint dwarf (UFD) galaxy Boötes I (Boo I) from the Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S5) with ∼15 yr of archival spectroscopic data to create the largest sample of stellar kinematics and metallicities to date for any Milky Way UFD. Our combined sample includes 148 members extending out to ∼7 half-light radii (rh), including 24 newly confirmed members, 18 binary candidates, 15 RR Lyrae stars, and 92 [Fe/H] measurements. Using this larger and more spatially extended sample, we provide updated constraints on Boo I's systemic properties, including its radial population gradients. Properly accounting for perspective rotation effects in a UFD for the first time, we detect a 4σ line-of-sight velocity gradient of 1.2 ± 0.3 km s–1${r}_{h}^{-1}$ aligned along Boo I's orbit and discuss its potential tidal origins. We also infer a metallicity gradient of -0.10 ± 0.02 dex ${r}_{h}^{-1}$ in agreement with previous studies. Using an axisymmetric Jeans model, we provide updated constraints on Boo I's dark matter density profile, which weakly favors a cusped ($\gamma =1.{0}_{-0.6}^{+0.5}$) dark matter profile. Lastly, we reanalyze Boo I's metallicity distribution function with a one-zone galactic chemical evolution model and place new constraints on its rapid, inefficient star formation and strong galactic outflows.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Dark matter - Dwarf galaxies - Galaxy chemical evolution - Local Group - Stellar abundances - Stellar kinematics - Stellar populations

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