Shock-Induced Star Formation in the Galactic Halo
Abstract
An anomolous group of young stars located at high distance z above the Galactic midplane have been found in a number of studies. Although different hypothesis have been put forward to explain their existance, no single hypothesis solves the paradox presented by their early lifetimes in such locations, especially for the most extreme cases. In this work, we propose an in-situ scenario, in which the shocks produced at high z by the spiral density wave promote stellar formation.
- Publication:
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IX Latin American Regional IAU Meeting, "Focal Points in Latin American Astronomy"
- Pub Date:
- November 1998
- Bibcode:
- 1998larm.confE..74M