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1. 1. Tidal Streams as a Probe of the Milky Way Assembly History

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Espen Kirkesæther Brun; [2016]
   Keywords : Astrophysics; Astronomy; Dynamics; Galactic; Tidal Streams; Stellar Streams; Dark Matter; Subhalos; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : The current Lambda Cold Dark Matter cosmology predicts galaxy growth by hierarchical merging, leading to galaxy substructure like tidal streams and dark matter subhalos devoid of stars. The goal of this thesis is to investigate whether tidal stream-subhalo interactions can leave observable gaps in the streams, and at which rate this might happen in a galaxy like the Milky Way. READ MORE