Computer Science
Scientific paper
Sep 1984
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IN: Structure and evolution of the Magellanic Clouds; Proceedings of the Symposium, Tuebingen, West Germany, September 5-8, 1983
Computer Science
145
Gas Dynamics, Hydrogen Clouds, Interstellar Gas, Magellanic Clouds, Celestial Mechanics, Intergalactic Media, Mass Distribution, Milky Way Galaxy, Radial Velocity, Supernova Remnants
Scientific paper
Observational data on the distribution of H I in the LMC, the SMC, the intercloud region, and the Magellanic Stream (MS) are summarized and illustrated with maps of the radial-velocity structure and histograms. Features noted include plane warping, complex z structure, and noncircular motions in the LMC due to LMC/SMC tidal interactions; evidence of tearing in the SMC during a near collision with the LMC about 200 MYr ago; interaction between halo gas and the 5 x 10 to the 8th solar mass of loosely bound intercloud gas; and disintegration of the MS as it nears the Galaxy. The arguments and evidence favoring a hyperbolic orbit which has brought the LMC/SMC system near the Galaxy only once in its 10-Gyr lifetime (assuming a Galactic halo of 10 to the 12th solar mass as proposed by Murai and Fujimoto, 1980) are reviewed.
Ford V. L.
Mathewson D. S.
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