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Evidence of an age gradient along the line of sight in the nuclear stellar disc of the Milky Way

The nuclear stellar disc (NSD) is a flat dense stellar structure at the heart of the Milky Way. Recent work has shown that analogous structures are common in the nuclei of external spiral galaxies, where there is evidence of an age gradient that indicates that they form inside-out. However, the char...

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Main Authors: Nogueras Lara, Francisco (Author) , Schultheis, M. (Author) , Najarro, F. (Author) , Sormani, Mattia C. (Author) , Gadotti, D. A. (Author) , Rich, R. M. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Editorial
Language:English
Published: March 2023
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2023, Volume: 671, Pages: 1-6
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202345941
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202345941
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2023/03/aa45941-23/aa45941-23.html
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Author Notes:F. Nogueras-Lara, M. Schultheis, F. Najarro, M.C. Sormani, D.A. Gadotti, and R.M. Rich
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Summary:The nuclear stellar disc (NSD) is a flat dense stellar structure at the heart of the Milky Way. Recent work has shown that analogous structures are common in the nuclei of external spiral galaxies, where there is evidence of an age gradient that indicates that they form inside-out. However, the characterisation of the age of the NSD stellar population along the line of sight is still missing due to its extreme source crowding and the high interstellar extinction towards the Galactic centre. We aim to characterise the age of the stellar population at different average Galactocentric NSD radii to investigate for the first time the presence of an age gradient along the line of sight.
Item Description:Online veröffentlicht am 10. März 2023
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ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202345941

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