Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004assl..312..101p&link_type=abstract
High Velocity Clouds. Edited by Hugo van Woerden, Kapteyn Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands; Bart P. Wakker, University of W
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
2
Scientific paper
This chapter provides a review of the observational and theoretical results on the HVCs known to have originated from the interaction of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds with each other and the Milky Way. The neutral hydrogen observations of the Magellanic Bridge, Magellanic Stream, and Leading Arm are summarized and related to the optical and ultraviolet observations of these complexes. The theoretical models for their origin are largely based on either tidal or ram-pressure forces, with more sophisticated models using a combination of these forces. The Magellanic complexes account for the majority of the HVCs at positive velocities and serve as useful "standard candles" for the HVC population as a whole. They are also important current tracers of the galaxy formation process.
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