Project Overview

We are using the rotation curves of distant galaxies to constrain the nature of dark matter using 3D forward modeling with GalPaK3D. This project is funded by the ANR DARK.

Publications:

• Bouché et al. 2022, AA, 658, 19 , "The MUSE Extremely Deep Field: Evidence for SFR-induced cores in dark-matter dominated galaxies at z ≃ 1"
• Ciocan, Bouché et al. 2026, AA in press (ArXiv), "MUSE-DARK-I: Dark matter halo properties of intermediate-z star-forming galaxies"
• Ciocan, Bouché et al. 2026, AA in prep. (ArXiv), "MUSE-DARK-II: The evolution of the radial acceleration relation at intermediate redshifts"
• Ciocan, Bouché et al. 2026, AA in prep. (ArXiv), "MUSE-DARK-III: The role of feedback in shaping the dark matter distribution"

Details about the methodology, results, and publications will be added here.