Literature DB >> 16741076

The spiral structure of the outer Milky Way in hydrogen.

E S Levine1, Leo Blitz, Carl Heiles.   

Abstract

We produce a detailed map of the perturbed surface density of neutral hydrogen in the outer Milky Way disk, demonstrating that the Galaxy is a non-axisymmetric multiarmed spiral. Spiral structure in the southern half of the Galaxy can be traced out to at least 25 kiloparsecs, implying a minimum radius for the gas disk. Overdensities in the surface density are coincident with regions of reduced gas thickness. The ratio of the surface density to the local median surface density is relatively constant along an arm. Logarithmic spirals can be fit to the arms with pitch angles of 20 degrees to 25 degrees .

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Year:  2006        PMID: 16741076     DOI: 10.1126/science.1128455

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Science        ISSN: 0036-8075            Impact factor:   47.728


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1.  The Sagittarius impact as an architect of spirality and outer rings in the Milky Way.

Authors:  Chris W Purcell; James S Bullock; Erik J Tollerud; Miguel Rocha; Sukanya Chakrabarti
Journal:  Nature       Date:  2011-09-14       Impact factor: 49.962

2.  Cepheid variables in the flared outer disk of our galaxy.

Authors:  Michael W Feast; John W Menzies; Noriyuki Matsunaga; Patricia A Whitelock
Journal:  Nature       Date:  2014-05-15       Impact factor: 49.962

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