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astro-ph.CO2010★ 54 cited
The formation of a thick disk through the heating of a thin disk: Agreement with orbital eccentricities of stars in the solar neighborhood
P. Di Matteo, M. D. Lehnert, Y. Qu +1
We study the distribution of orbital eccentricities of stars in thick disks generated by the heating of a pre-existing thin stellar disk through a minor merger (mass ratio 1:10), u…
astro-ph.GA2010★ 30 cited
The slowing down of galaxy disks in dissipationless minor mergers
Yan Qu, Paola Di Matteo, Matthew Lehnert +2
We have investigated the impact of dissipationless minor galaxy mergers on the angular momentum of the remnant. Our simulations cover a range of initial orbital characteristics and…