A couple of recent developments in the structure of the outer disk of the Milky Way

2013/10/05 by G. Carraro, G. I. Perren, G. Perren +7
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #FOS: Physical sciences #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1310.1517

5 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of "Structure and Dynamics of Disk Galaxies" - Petit Jean Mountain, Ar, USA (12-16 August 2013), M. Seigar and P. Treuthardt, eds

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Abstract

In this contribution we summarize recent achievements by our group on the understanding of the structure of the outer Galactic disk, with particular emphasis to the outer disk extent, and the spiral structure beyond the solar circle.

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