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The INT/WFC survey of the Monoceros Ring: Accretion origin or Galactic Anomaly? | | Blair C. Conn
; Geraint F. Lewis
; Mike J. Irwin
; Rodrigo A. Ibata
; Annette M. N. Ferguson
; Nial Tanvir
; Jonathan M. Irwin
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22 Jun 2005 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Abstract: | We present the results of a wide-field camera survey of the stars in the Monoceros Ring, thought to be an additional structure in the Milky Way of unknown origin. Lying roughly in the plane of the Milky Way, this may represent a unique equatorial accretion event which is contributing to the Thick Disk of the Galaxy. Alternatively, the Monoceros Ring may be a natural part of the Disk formation process. With ten pointings in symmetric pairs above and below the plane of the Galaxy, this survey spans 90 degrees about the Milky Way’s equator. Signatures of the stream of stars were detected in three fields, ({it l},{it b}) = (118,+16)$^circ$ and (150,+15)$^circ$ plus a more tentative detection at (150,-15)$^circ$. Galactocentric distance estimates to these structures gave $sim$17, $sim$17, and $sim$13 kpc respectively. The Monoceros Ring seems to be present on both sides of the Galactic plane, in a form different to that of the Galactic suggestive of a tidal origin with streams multiply wrapping the Galaxy. A new model of the stream has shown a strong coincidence with our results and has also provided the opportunity to make several more detections in fields in which the stream is less significant. The confirmed detection at ({it l},{it b}) = (123,-19)$^circ$ at $sim$14, kpc from the Galactic centre allows a re-examination revealing a tentative new detection with a Galactocentric distance of $sim$21 kpc. (Abridged) | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0506522 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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