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Flocculent Spirals

Flocculent Spirals is a morphological classification of spiral galaxies characterized by patchy, discontinuous spiral arms that lack well-defined, continuous structures, distinguishing it from grand-design spiral galaxies which exhibit prominent, symmetric arm patterns.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Flocculent Spiral Galaxies

Parents

Publications

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Arm classifications for spiral galaxies

D. M. Elmegreen, Bruce G. Elmegreen · The Astrophysical Journal · 1987 · 218 citations

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Multi stage three-dimensional sweeping and annealing of disc galaxies in clusters

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2001 · 180 citations · Full text

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Flocculent and grand design spiral structure in field, binary and group galaxies

D. M. Elmegreen, Bruce G. Elmegreen · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1982 · 158 citations · Full text

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Blue and near-infrared surface photometry of spiral structure in 34 nonbarred grand design and flocculent galaxies

D. M. Elmegreen, Bruce G. Elmegreen · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 1984 · 137 citations

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Six Decades of Spiral Density Wave Theory

Frank H. Shu · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2016 · 135 citations · Full text

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Authors

175

  1. BG
    Bruce G. Elmegreen

    IBM (United States), United States

    14 publications · 956 citations

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  2. DM
    D. M. Elmegreen

    Vassar College, United States

    13 publications · 964 citations

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  3. LJ
    L. J. Smith

    Space Telescope Science Institute, United States

    3 publications · 97 citations

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  4. KG
    Kathryn Grasha

    Australian National University, Australia

    3 publications · 97 citations

    3

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  5. AA
    Angela Adamo

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    3 publications · 97 citations

    3

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Institutions

135

  1. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    651 citations

  2. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    320 citations

  3. Vassar College

    Town of Poughkeepsie, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    568 citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    592 citations

  5. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    404 citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    471 citations

  7. IBM Research - Thomas J. Watson Research Center

    Yorktown Heights, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    182 citations

  8. Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    248 citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 20 publications · 1.2K citations

    17

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    5 publications · 159 citations

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 4 publications · 132 citations

    4

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    2 publications · 206 citations

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