The Galactic thin and thick disk

2012/05/28 by Matthias Steinmetz, M. Steinmetz · 15 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Disc #Galactic corona #Milky Way #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Substructure #Thick disk #Thin disk #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/asna.201211698

published in Astronomische Nachrichten 333(5-6), 523-529 (Wiley) · Invited review given at the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Heidelberg, Sept 19-23, 2011

arxiv created 2012/05/28 · arxiv updated 2012/06/01 · openalex publication_date 2012/06/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Abstract The ongoing large spectroscopic surveys of the Milky Way such as SEGUE and RAVE have enabled us to take a fresh look at the structure of the Galactic thin and thick disks, and how their structure fits within the framework of structure formation via hierarchical clustering. In this article I will summarize some recent results mainly based in the RAVE survey with respect to the structure of the Galactic disks, their possible origin as well as indications of substructure and asymmetries (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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