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Arm Interarm Contrast

Arm Interarm Contrast is a quantitative metric in galactic astronomy that measures the relative density or brightness difference between the spiral arms and the interarm regions of a galaxy, thereby characterizing the prominence of spiral structure in the context of Milky Way Structure.

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2017–2026

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Nonaxisymmetric Structures in the Stellar Disks of Galaxies

The Astrophysical Journal · 1995 · 297 citations · Full text

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Non-axisymmetric structures in the stellar disks of galaxies

CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 1995 · 275 citations

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How bar strength and pattern speed affect galactic spiral structure

M. P. Schwarz · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1984 · 200 citations · Full text

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The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). III. Spiral Structures in the Millimeter Continuum of the Elias 27, IM Lup, and WaOph 6 Disks

Jane Huang, Sean M. Andrews, Laura M. Pérez et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2018 · 173 citations · Full text

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Density Waves inside the Inner Lindblad Resonance: Nuclear Spirals in Disk Galaxies

P. Englmaier, Isaac Shlosman · The Astrophysical Journal · 2000 · 123 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DM
    D. M. Elmegreen

    Vassar College, United States

    4 publications · 308 citations

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  2. JH
    J. H. Knapen

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    3 publications · 200 citations

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  3. RB
    R. Buta

    University of Alabama, United States

    2 publications · 190 citations

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  4. MW
    Michael W. Regan

    Space Telescope Science Institute, United States

    2 publications · 174 citations

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  5. NK
    Nario Kuno

    National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan

    2 publications · 43 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    253 citations

  2. Kitt Peak National Observatory

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    787 citations

  4. Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  5. U.S. National Science Foundation

    Alexandria, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  6. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    320 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

    Garching, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    203 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 10 publications · 580 citations

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  2. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 5 publications · 231 citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    3 publications · 289 citations

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  5. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    3 publications · 186 citations

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