TY - JOUR
T1 - The magellanic stream and debris clouds
AU - For, Bi-Qing
AU - Staveley-Smith, Lister
AU - Matthews, D.M.
AU - Mcclure-Griffiths, N.M.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - We present a study of the discrete clouds and filaments in the Magellanic Stream using a new high-resolution survey of neutral hydrogen (H I) conducted with the H75 array of the Australia Telescope Compact Array, complemented by single-dish data from the Parkes Galactic All-Sky Survey. From the individual and combined data sets, we have compiled a catalog of 251 clouds and listed their basic parameters, including a morphological description useful for identifying cloud interactions. We find an unexpectedly large number of head-tail clouds in the region. The implication for the formation mechanism and evolution is discussed. The filaments appear to originate entirely from the Small Magellanic Cloud and extend into the northern end of the Magellanic Bridge. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
AB - We present a study of the discrete clouds and filaments in the Magellanic Stream using a new high-resolution survey of neutral hydrogen (H I) conducted with the H75 array of the Australia Telescope Compact Array, complemented by single-dish data from the Parkes Galactic All-Sky Survey. From the individual and combined data sets, we have compiled a catalog of 251 clouds and listed their basic parameters, including a morphological description useful for identifying cloud interactions. We find an unexpectedly large number of head-tail clouds in the region. The implication for the formation mechanism and evolution is discussed. The filaments appear to originate entirely from the Small Magellanic Cloud and extend into the northern end of the Magellanic Bridge. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1088/0004-637X/792/1/43
DO - 10.1088/0004-637X/792/1/43
M3 - Article
VL - 792
SP - 43 (20 pages)
JO - The Astrophysical Journal
JF - The Astrophysical Journal
SN - 0004-637X
IS - 1
ER -