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Butterfly in a Cocoon, Understanding the Origin and Morphology of Globular Cluster Streams : The Case of GD-1
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- Malhan, Khyati (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Fysikum,Oskar Klein-centrum för kosmopartikelfysik (OKC)
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Ibata, Rodrigo A. (författare)
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Carlberg, Raymond G. (författare)
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Valluri, Monica (författare)
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- Freese, Katherine (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Fysikum,Oskar Klein-centrum för kosmopartikelfysik (OKC),Nordiska institutet för teoretisk fysik (Nordita),University of Michigan, USA
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- 2019-08-20
- 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - : American Astronomical Society. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 881:2
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Abstract
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- Tidally disrupted globular cluster (GC) streams are usually observed, and therefore perceived, as narrow, linear, and one-dimensional structures in the 6D phase space. Here, we show that the GD-1 stellar stream, which is the tidal debris of a disrupted GC, possesses a secondary diffuse and extended stellar component (similar to 100 pc wide) around it, detected at the >5 sigma confidence level. Similar morphological properties are seen in synthetic streams that are produced from star clusters that are formed within dark matter sub-halos and then accrete onto a massive host galaxy. This lends credence to the idea that the progenitor of the highly retrograde GD-1 stream was originally formed outside of the Milky Way in a now defunct dark satellite galaxy. We deem that in future studies, this newly found cocoon component may serve as a structural hallmark to distinguish between the in situ and ex situ (accreted) formed GC streams.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Galaxy: formation
- Galaxy: halo
- Galaxy: structure
- globular clusters: general
- stars: kinematics and dynamics
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