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astro-ph.GA2018★ 137 cited
The origin of the Gaia phase-plane spiral
James Binney, Ralph Schoenrich
A simple model is presented of the formation of the spiral the (z,v_z) phase plane of solar-neighbourhood stars that was recently discovered in Gaia data. The key is that the frequ…
astro-ph.GA2018★ 75 cited
Two chemically similar stellar overdensities on opposite sides of the plane of the Galaxy
Maria Bergemann, Branimir Sesar, Judith G. Cohen +9
Our Galaxy is thought to have undergone an active evolutionary history dominated by star formation, the accretion of cold gas, and, in particular, mergers up to 10 gigayear ago. Th…