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Tracing the Origin of Moving Groups. III. Detecting Moving Groups in The LAMOST DR7

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2021-11-29 v1

Abstract

We revisit the moving groups (MGs) in the solar neighborhood with a sample of 91969 nearby stars constructed from LAMOST DR7. Using the wavelet technique and Monte Carlo simulations, five MGs together with a new candidate located at VV \simeq -130 km s1^{-1} are detected simultaneously in VU2+2V2V-\sqrt{U^2+2V^2} space. Taking into account the other known MGs, we conclude that MGs in the Galactic disk are spaced by approximately 15 \sim 25 km s1^{-1} along VV velocity. The origin of detected MGs is analysed through the distributions of [Fe/H]-[Mg/Fe] and ages. Our results support attributing the origin to the continuous resonant mechanisms probably induced by the bar or spiral arms of the Milky Way.

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@article{arxiv.2110.08061,
  title  = {Tracing the Origin of Moving Groups. III. Detecting Moving Groups in The LAMOST DR7},
  author = {Yong Yang and Jingkun Zhao and Jiajun Zhang and Xianhao Ye and Gang Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.08061},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Accepted for the publication in ApJ