The Milky Way’s Rowdy Neighbors: The Effects of the Large Magellanic Cloud and Sagittarius Dwarf on the Milky Way Disk

The Milky Way (MW) is a barred spiral galaxy shaped by tidal interactions with its satellites. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy (Sgr) are the dominant influences at the present day. This paper presents a suite of four 10 ^9 particle N -body simulations, illustrating...

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Published in:The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors: Ioana A. Stelea, Jason A. S. Hunt, Kathryn V. Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad901b