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Cambridge University Press (CUP), Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, S330(12), p. 208-209, 2017

DOI: 10.1017/s1743921317006214

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Galactic disk structure as revealed by LAMOST A stars

Journal article published in 2017 by B.-Q. Chen ORCID, X.-W. Liu, H.-B. Yuan, Y. Huang, M.-S. Xiang, C. Wang, Z.-J. Tian, H.-W. Zhang
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Abstract

AbstractUsing the spectroscopic distances of over 0.12 million A-type stars selected from the LAMOST Spectroscopic Survey of the Galactic Anti-center (LSS-GAC), we map their three-dimensional number density distributions in the Galaxy. These stellar number density maps allow an investigation of the Galactic young age thin disk structure with no a priori assumptions about the functional form of its components. The data show strong evidence for a significant flaring young disk. A more detail analysis show that the stellar flaring have different behaviours between the Northern and the Southern Galactic disks. The maps also reveal spatially coherent, kpc-scale stellar substructure in the thin disk. Finally, we detect the Perseus arm stellar overdensity at R ~ 10 kpc.

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