Extended Data Fig. 7: Comparison of the observed velocity distribution with N-Body models.
From: Fast-moving stars around an intermediate-mass black hole in ω Centauri
a, 2D velocity distribution for the stars in the inner 10 arcseconds of ω Cen. We show the observed data in grey, the results for an N-body model without an IMBH in black, and the results for a model with an 47,000 M☉ IMBH in blue (based on the models of ref. 9). The N-body model without an IMBH predicts no stars above the escape velocity; the 47,000 M⊙ model predicts a number close to our observations. b, Comparison of the normalized, cumulative distribution of stellar velocities for our data and five different N-body models.
