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A combination of analytic models and n-body simulations implies that the structural evolution of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is dominated by its dynamical interaction with the Milky Way. Although expected at some level, the scope of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Martin D. Weinberg

We report on extremely high velocity molecular gas, up to -80 km/s relative to the ambient medium, in the giant star-formation complex 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), as observed in new 22 GHz H2O maser emission spectra…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Jacco Th. van Loon , Albert A. Zijlstra

Despite their close proximity, the complex interplay between the two Magellanic Clouds, the Milky Way, and the resulting tidal features, is still poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) has a very…

In a recent Letter (astro-ph/9605001), Cowsik et al. claim that a self-consistent treatment of the dark Galactic halo requires that the local velocity dispersion of dark-matter particles be $600$ km~s$^{-1}$ or greater, more than a factor…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Evalyn Gates , Marc Kamionkowski , Michael S. Turner

Based on an analysis of the interstellar highly ionised species C IV, Si IV, N V, and O VI observed in the FUSE and HST/STIS E140M spectra of four hot stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), we find evidence for a hot LMC halo fed by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 N. Lehner , J. C. Howk

We present deep Halpha spectroscopy towards several high-velocity clouds (HVCs) which vary in structure from compact (CHVCs) to the Magellanic Stream. The clouds range from being bright (~640 mR) to having upper limits on the order of 30 to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. E. Putman , J. Bland-Hawthorn , S. Veilleux , B. K. Gibson , K. C. Freeman , P. R. Maloney

We constrain the possible presence of a central black hole (BH) in the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This requires spectroscopic measurements over an area of order a square degree, due to the poorly known position of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-06 H. Boyce , N. Lützgendorf , R. P. van der Marel , H. Baumgardt , M. Kissler-Patig , N. Neumayer , P. T. de Zeeuw

Tidal stripping of dark matter from subhalos falling into the Milky Way produces narrow, cold tidal streams as well as more spatially extended "debris flows" in the form of shells, sheets, and plumes. Here we focus on the debris flow in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-05-30 Michael Kuhlen , Mariangela Lisanti , David N. Spergel

We use the distribution of maximum circular velocities, $V_{max}$, of satellites in the Milky Way (MW) to constrain the virial mass, $M_{200}$, of the Galactic halo under an assumed prior of a $\Lambda$CDM universe. This is done by…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-24 Marius Cautun , Carlos S. Frenk , Rien van de Weygaert , Wojciech A. Hellwing , Bernard J. T. Jones

The mass of the dark matter halo of the Milky Way can be estimated by fitting analytical models to the phase-space distribution of dynamical tracers. We test this approach using realistic mock stellar halos constructed from the Aquarius…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-28 Wenting Wang , Jiaxin Han , Andrew P. Cooper , Shaun Cole , Carlos Frenk , Ben Lowing

In hierarchical structure formation models of disk galaxies, a dark matter disk forms as massive satellites are preferentially dragged into the disk-plane where they dissolve. Here, we quantify the importance of this dark disk for direct…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-17 T. Bruch , J. Read , L. Baudis , G. Lake

We investigate the dynamical and chemical evolution of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) interacting with the Galaxy and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) based on a series of self-consistent chemodynamical simulations. Our numerical models…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. Bekki , M. Chiba

Stellar radial velocity in the central region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is used to estimate the radial velocity curve along various position angles (PA) including the line of nodes (LON). The central part of the radial velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Annapurni Subramaniam , Tushar P. Prabhu

We report the discovery of diffuse stellar substructure in the Milky Way's outer halo toward Bo\"otes, unveiled by deep imaging data of the Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam. This substructure is detected as an excess of faint main-sequence stars,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-14 Yoshihisa Suzuki , Masashi Chiba , Rosemary F. G. Wyse

Massive satellite accretions onto early galactic disks can lead to the deposition of dark matter in disk-like configurations that co-rotate with the galaxy. This phenomenon has potentially dramatic consequences for dark matter detection…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 Chris W. Purcell , James S. Bullock , Manoj Kaplinghat

The Milky Way is a unique laboratory, where stellar properties can be measured and analyzed in detail. In particular, stars in the older populations encode information on the mechanisms that led to the formation of our Galaxy. In this…

We present N-body and hydrodynamical simulations of the response of the Milky Way's baryonic disc to the presence of the Large Magellanic Cloud during a first infall scenario. For a fiducial galactic model reproducing the gross properties…

We present radial velocities for 2045 stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), obtained from the 2dF survey by Evans et al. (2004). The great majority of these stars are of OBA type, tracing the dynamics of the young stellar population.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Christopher J. Evans , Ian D. Howarth