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Rediscovering the Galactic outer disk with LAMOST data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2018

Chao Liu Open the ORCID record for Chao Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Yan Xu ,
Haifeng Wang Open the ORCID record for Haifeng Wang [Opens in a new window]  and
Junchen Wan
Chao Liu
Affiliation:
Key Lab of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS 20A Datun Road, 100012, Beijing, China email: liuchao@nao.cas.cn
Yan Xu
Affiliation:
Key Lab of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS 20A Datun Road, 100012, Beijing, China email: liuchao@nao.cas.cn
Haifeng Wang
Affiliation:
Key Lab of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS 20A Datun Road, 100012, Beijing, China email: liuchao@nao.cas.cn University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
Junchen Wan
Affiliation:
Key Lab of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS 20A Datun Road, 100012, Beijing, China email: liuchao@nao.cas.cn
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Abstract

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From the derived stellar density profile using LAMOST giant stars, we find that the Galactic disk does not show truncation or break, but smoothly transit to the halo from 19 kpc. The scale length of the outer disk is only 1.6 ± 0.1 kpc, substantially smaller than previous results. This implies that the shapes of the inner and outer disk are different. Meanwhile, the disk flaring is not only found in older populations, but also in younger population. Moreover, the vertical oscillations of the disk are identified in a wide range or R from 8 to 14 kpc. We also find that the velocity dispersion profile as a function of the Galactocentric radius is flat with scale length of 26.3 ± 3.2 kpc. We confirm that the radial velocity profile in outer disk is significantly affected by asymmetric motion. The bar with either a slower or a faster pattern speed can induce the similar radial asymmetric motion.

Keywords

Galaxy: generalGalaxy: structureGalaxy: diskGalaxy: kinematics and dynamics
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 13 , Symposium S334: Rediscovering our Galaxy , July 2017 , pp. 109 - 115
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2018 

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