The (sub)Structure of the Halo |
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| Authors: | SR Majewski |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 3818, Charlottesville, VA 22903-0818, USA |
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| Abstract: | The fossil record of the Milky Way indicates an evolution including periodic accretions of smaller galaxies and clusters,
consistent with hierarchical models of galaxy formation. I discuss three observational programs that demonstrate that the
phase space distribution of stars, clusters and dwarf galaxies in the Galactic halo contains degrees of substructure left
by the débris of tidally disrupted stellar systems.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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