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Spiral arm crossings inferred from ridges in Gaia stellar velocity distributions
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Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: The solar neighborhood contains disc stars that have recently crossed spiral arms in the Galaxy. We propose that boundaries in local velocity distributions separate stars that have recently crossed or... more
Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Authors Alice C. Quillen, I. Carrillo, F. Anders, P. J. McMillan, Tariq Hilmi +5 more
Institutions University of Rochester, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Lund University, University of Surrey
Cites: 79
Cited by: 52
Related to: 10
FWCI: 4.577
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 100
Topic: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal Sustainable cities and communities
Open Access status: bronze
Funders National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Grant IDS 80NSSC17K0771, MI 2009/1-1