On the structure of tidal tails
arXiv:0804.2476 · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13323.x
Abstract
We examine the longitudinal distribution of the stars escaping from a cluster along tidal tails. Using both theory and simulations, we show that, even in the case of a star cluster in a circular galactic orbit, when the tide is steady, the distribution exhibits maxima at a distance of many tidal radii from the cluster.
6 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS