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astro-ph.GA2014★ 35 cited
The Smith Cloud and its dark matter halo: Survival of a Galactic disc passage
Matthew Nichols, Nestor Mirabal, Oscar Agertz +2
The current velocity of the Smith Cloud indicates that it has undergone at least one passage of the Galactic disc. Using hydrodynamic simulations we examine the present day structu…
astro-ph.GA2014★ 16 cited
The effect of gravitational tides on dwarf spheroidal galaxies
Matthew Nichols, Yves Revaz, Pascale Jablonka
The effect of the local environment on the evolution of dwarf spheroidal galaxies is poorly understood. We have undertaken a suite of simulations to investigate the tidal impact of…