Measuring the Milky Way Vertical Potential with the Phase Snail in a Model-independent Way
The vertical phase-space spiral (snail) is a direct sign of disequilibrium of the Milky Way’s disk. Nevertheless, the wrapping of the phase snail contains information on the vertical potential. We propose a novel method to measure the vertical potential utilizing the intersections between the snail...
| Published in: | The Astrophysical Journal |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad037b |