Three-Dimensional Orientation of Compact High Velocity Clouds
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2016-07-27 v1
Abstract
We present a proof-of-concept study of a method to estimate the inclination angle of compact high velocity clouds (CHVCs), i.e. the angle between a CHVC's trajectory and the line-of-sight. The inclination angle is derived from the CHVC's morphology and kinematics. We calibrate the method with numerical simulations, and we apply it to a sample of CHVCs drawn from HIPASS. Implications for CHVC distances are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1606.06689,
title = {Three-Dimensional Orientation of Compact High Velocity Clouds},
author = {F. Heitsch and B. Bartell and S. E. Clark and J. E. G. Peek and D. Cheng and M. Putman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.06689},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures, accepted by MNRAS Letters