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Thick Disk Formation

Thick Disk Formation is a theoretical framework in galactic evolution that explains the origin and structural development of the thick disk component of spiral galaxies through distinct kinematic, chemical, and temporal signatures differentiating it from the thin disk.

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247

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184

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2017–2026

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The merger that led to the formation of the Milky Way’s inner stellar halo and thick disk

Nature · 2018 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Elemental abundance trends in the Galactic thin and thick disks as traced by nearby F and G dwarf stars

T. Bensby, S. Feltzing, Ingemar Lundström · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2003 · 901 citations · Full text

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ΛCDM‐based Models for the Milky Way and M31. I. Dynamical Models

Anatoly Klypin, Hongsheng Zhao, Rachel S. Somerville · The Astrophysical Journal · 2002 · 698 citations · Full text

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Kinematics of Metal-poor Stars in the Galaxy. III. Formation of the Stellar Halo and Thick Disk as Revealed from a Large Sample of Nonkinematically Selected Stars

Masashi Chiba, Timothy C. Beers · The Astronomical Journal · 2000 · 697 citations · Full text

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The Galactic Thick Disk Stellar Abundances

J. X. Prochaska, Sergei O. Naumov, Bruce W. Carney et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2000 · 426 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MD
    M. D. Lehnert

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    6 publications · 692 citations

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  2. GG
    G. Gilmore

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 496 citations

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  3. AH
    A. Helmi

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    5 publications · 652 citations

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  4. BK
    B. K. Gibson

    University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 743 citations

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  5. MS
    Matthias Steinmetz

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany

    5 publications · 544 citations

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Institutions

184

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    48 publications

    5.5K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. University of Lancashire

    Preston, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

    Potsdam, Germany

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et Instrumentation

    Meudon, France

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    3.5K citations

  8. Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova

    Padua, Italy

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    742 citations

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  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 20 publications · 2.9K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    17 publications · 2K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    6 publications · 530 citations

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 5 publications · 1.3K citations

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