Outer structure of the Galactic warp and flare: Explaining the Canis Major over-density

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 451, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 515-538

  Momany, Y ^a,b   Zaggia, S ^c   Gilmore, G ^d   Piotto, G ^b   Carraro, G ^b,e,f   Bedin, L R ^g   De Angeli, F ^d  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: Canis Major; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxy: formation; Galaxy: structure

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; DUST; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN;

GALAXIES INDIVIDUAL: CANIS MAJOR; GALAXIES INTERACTIONS; GALAXY FORMATION; GALAXY STRUCTURE; NEUTRAL ATOMIC HYDROGEN;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33646834580     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054081     Document Type: Article

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